Political Quotes

“I call up amendment No. 1788, and I ask that it be reported by number. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the amendment by number. The legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Vermont [Mr. Sanders] for himself and Mr. Markey, proposes an amendment numbered 1788 to amendment No. 2301. The amendment is as follows (Purpose: To reduce the bloated Pentagon budget by 10 percent and invest that money in jobs, education, health care, and housing in communities in the United States in which the poverty rate is not less than 25 percent) At the end of subtitle A of title X, add the following: SEC. ___. REDUCTION IN AMOUNT AUTHORIZED TO BE APPROPRIATED FOR FISCAL YEAR 2021 BY THIS ACT; ESTABLISHMENT OF GRANT PROGRAM TO REDUCE POVERTY AND INVEST IN DISTRESSED COMMUNITIES. (a) In General.--The amount authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2021 by this Act is-- (1) the aggregate amount authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2021 by this Act (other than for military personnel and the Defense Health Program); minus (2) the amount equal to 14 percent of the aggregate amount described in paragraph (1).…”