On the recordMarch 5, 2021
it is frustrating, but not at all surprising, that in the middle of a pandemic, as we are working to get urgently needed relief to our families, to our small businesses, and to our communities across the country, some Republicans would rather spend time launching political attacks on reproductive health. That is exactly what this amendment is--an effort to expand restrictions on abortion that already make it harder for women who have low incomes, who are often women of color, to exercise their constitutionally guaranteed right to make their own healthcare choices. I oppose this amendment because it is completely unnecessary. It is a harmful attempt to distract us from the work that we are on tonight. Point of Order Madam President, I raise a point of order that the pending amendment produces budgetary changes that are merely incidental to the non- budgetary components of the amendment, and it therefore violates section 313(b)1(d) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Oklahoma. Motion to Waive
