To protect the family budget from runaway Government spending by increasing the number of Senators necessary to waive the PAYGO Point of Order from 60 to 100.
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX)Legislative Activity
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Senate amendment submitted
March 13, 2008
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Senate amendment submitted
March 13, 2008
Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 4313 proposed by Senator Cornyn.(consideration: CR 3/14/2008 S2071-2072; text: CR 3/14/2008 S2072)
March 13, 2008
Roll call votes on amendments in Senate: Motion to waive the Budget Act with respect to amendment SA 4313 rejected in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 27 - 71. Record Vote Number: 73.
March 13, 2008
Amendment SA 4313 proposed by Senator Cornyn. (consideration: CR 3/14/2008 S2071-2072; text: CR 3/14/2008 S2072) To protect the family budget from runaway Government spending by increasing the number of Senators necessary to waive the PAYGO Point of Order from 60 to 100.
March 13, 2008
Point of order raised in Senate with respect to amendment SA 4313.
March 13, 2008
Motion to waive the Budget Act with respect to amendment SA 4313 rejected in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 27 - 71. Record Vote Number: 73.
March 13, 2008
Amendment SA 4313 ruled out of order by the chair.
March 13, 2008
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1 roll call on this amendment
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Submitted
SA 4313. Mr. CORNYN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 70, setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2008 and 2010 through 2013; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: At the end of title II, insert the following: SEC. __. INCREASING THE NUMBER OF SENATORS NECESSARY TO WAIVE PAYGO POINT OF ORDER FROM 60 TO 100. Section 201(b) of S. Con. Res. 21 (110th Congress) is amended by striking ``three-fifths'' both places it appears and inserting ``all''. ______