To preserve a national intercity passenger rail system by providing adequate funding of $1.45 billion for Amtrak in Fiscal Year 2007 and to fully offset this additional funding by closing corporate tax loopholes.
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Senate amendment submitted
March 15, 2006
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Senate amendment submitted
March 15, 2006
Senate amendment not agreed to: Amendment SA 3086 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 44 - 53. Record Vote Number: 51.
March 15, 2006
Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 3086 proposed by Senator Byrd.
March 15, 2006
Roll call votes on amendments in Senate: Amendment SA 3086 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 44 - 53. Record Vote Number: 51.
March 15, 2006
Amendment SA 3086 proposed by Senator Byrd. (consideration: CR S2168-2170, S2179-2180; text: CR S2168) To preserve a national intercity passenger rail system by providing adequate funding of $1.45 billion for Amtrak in Fiscal Year 2007 and to fully offset this additional funding by closing corporate tax loopholes.
March 15, 2006
Amendment SA 3086 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 44 - 53. Record Vote Number: 51.
March 15, 2006
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SA 3086. Mr. BYRD (for himself, Mr. Lautenberg, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Dorgan, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Biden, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Jeffords, Mr. Carper, Ms. Mikulski, and Mr. Schumer) proposed an amendment to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 83, setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2007 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2006 and 2008 through 2011; as follows: On page 3, line 13, increase the amount by $550,000,000. On page 4, line 1, increase the amount by $550,000,000. On page 4, line 13, increase the amount by $550,000,000. On page 5, line 4, increase the amount by $550,000,000. On page 16, line 21, increase the amount by $550,000,000. On page 16, line 22, increase the amount by $550,000,000. On page 53, line 1, increase the amount by $550,000,000, On page 53, line 2, increase the amount by $550,000,000. ______