Orrin Hatch: “I just have to call this proposal a sham. I called it upstairs the 'cover your backside' amendment because basically…”

“I just have to call this proposal a sham. I called it upstairs the 'cover your backside' amendment because basically that is all it is there for. It relies on estimates, but it does not have the backup of a debt limit like Senate Joint Resolution 41, which requires a three-fifths vote to waive the debt ceiling. Like the distinguished Senator from Illinois said, that is where the teeth of this amendment is. That is the strength of Senate Joint Resolution 41. It is what will make the difference. It is what really will enforce this. And this one just ignores that possibility.”