Political Quotes

“I call up my amendment No. 5316 and ask that it be reported by number. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The bill clerk read as follows: The Senator from Utah [Mr. Lee] proposes an amendment numbered 5316. The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To reduce funding for home energy performance based, whole- house rebates and to provide funding for supplemental payments under the payments in lieu of taxes program) At the appropriate place in subtitle B of title V, insert the following: SEC. 502__. SUPPLEMENTAL PAYMENTS UNDER THE PAYMENTS IN LIEU OF TAXES PROGRAM. In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $460,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2031, to provide supplemental payments to general units of local government for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2031 under chapter 69 of title 31, United States Code, with the amount of the supplemental payment for each fiscal year to be determined by the Secretary, based on the proportional share of the payment received by the general unit of local government under that chapter for the applicable fiscal year. SEC. 502__. REDUCTION OF APPROPRIATION FOR HOME ENERGY PERFORMANCE-BASED, WHOLE-HOUSE REBATES. Notwithstanding section 50121(a)(1), the amount appropriated under that section shall be $3,840,000,000.”