Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I call up my amendment and ask for its immediate consideration. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Texas [Mr. Cornyn] proposes an amendment numbered 1114. The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To repeal the individual mandate) At the appropriate place, insert the following: SEC. __. RESTORING INDIVIDUAL LIBERTY. Sections 1501 and 1502 and subsections (a), (b), (c), and (d) of section 10106 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (and the amendments made by such sections and subsections) are repealed and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall be applied and administered as if such provisions and amendments had never been enacted. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous order, there will now be 2 minutes of debate equally divided prior to a vote in relation to amendment No. 1114, offered by the Senator from Texas, Mr. Cornyn. The Senator from Texas.”