David Obey: “I won't take much time. The Republican bill before us is based on the assumption that the Senate has passed the House…”

“I won't take much time. The Republican bill before us is based on the assumption that the Senate has passed the House Republican budget resolution. It hasn't. This amendment is based on a more responsible assumption. It is in conformance with the Spratt budget amendment. It adds roughly $800 million for restoring the Clean Water State Revolving Fund. We add $50 million to the EPA budget to protect local water supplies from terrorist attacks. We add $300 million for our national parks, refuges, and forests. We provide $150 million to provide some key land acquisitions at Valley Forge, Acadia, Grand Teton, Mount Rainier and a number of other purposes. We pay for it with a modest 2 percent reduction in the tax cuts expected for millionaires. It would reduce the size of their tax cuts by about $2,200. I would hope that no one lodges a point of order on this amendment so we could have a more constructive approach to these programs. Point of Order The CHAIRMAN. Does the gentleman from North Carolina insist on his point of order?”