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On the recordMarch 2, 2022
S. Con. Res. 14, the fiscal year 2022 congressional budget resolution, included a reserve fund in section 3003 to allow the chairman of the Committee on the Budget to revise budget aggregates and committee allocations for legislation that would not increase the deficit over the period of fiscal years 2022 to 2031. The Senate is considering H.R. 3076, the Postal Service Reform Act of 2022, which meets the condition of not increasing the deficit over the relevant 10-year period. As such, I am filing a revision to the aggregates and committee allocations under the budget resolution, which were last revised on February 8. Specifically, the Congressional Budget Office estimates that the bill would increase on-budget direct spending by $430 million over 5 years but decrease it by $73 million over 10 years. I am also refiling two tables that I previously filed on February 8 to correct the amounts of budget authority allowable for fiscal year 2022. I ask unanimous consent that the accompanying tables, which provide details about the adjustment, be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: REVISIONS TO BUDGET AGGREGATES--BUDGET AUTHORITY AND OUTLAYS [Pursuant to Sections 4004 & 4009 of S. Con. Res.…
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

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