To provide certainty to taxpayers by extending expiring tax provisions such as the R&D Tax Credit that helps US companies innovate, combat pay exclusion for our soldiers in the field, the education deduction to make colleges more affordable and the alternative energy incentives to make the environment cleaner through the end of 2009.

SA 4348. Mr. KYL 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:

On page 3, line 10, decrease the amount by $3,692,000,000.
On page 3, line 11, decrease the amount by $10,346,000,000.
On page 3, line 12, decrease the amount by $8,659,000,000.
On page 3, line 13, decrease the amount by $2,396,000,000.
On page 3, line 14, decrease the amount by $1,855,000,000.
On page 3, line 15, decrease the amount by $1,696,000,000.
On page 3, line 19, decrease the amount by $3,692,000,000.
On page 3, line 20, decrease the amount by $10,346,000,000.
On page 3, line 21, decrease the amount by $8,659,000,000.
On page 3, line 22, decrease the amount by $2,396,000,000.
On page 3, line 23, decrease the amount by $1,855,000,000.
On page 3, line 24, decrease the amount by $1,696,000,000.
On page 4, line 4, increase the amount by $28,000,000.
On page 4, line 5, increase the amount by $223,000,000.
On page 4, line 6, increase the amount by $675,000,000.
On page 4, line 7, increase the amount by $1,068,000,000.
On page 4, line 8, increase the amount by $1,277,000,000.
On page 4, line 9, increase the amount by $1,446,000,000.
On page 4, line 13, increase the amount by $28,000,000.
On page 4, line 14, increase the amount by $223,000,000.
On page 4, line 15, increase the amount by $675,000,000.
On page 4, line 16, increase the amount by $1,068,000,000.
On page 4, line 17, increase the amount by $1,277,000,000.
On page 4, line 18, increase the amount by $1,446,000,000.
On page 4, line 22, increase the amount by $3,720,000,000.
On page 4, line 23, increase the amount by $10,569,000,000.
On page 4, line 24, increase the amount by $9,334,000,000.
On page 4, line 25, increase the amount by $3,464,000,000.
On page 5, line 1, increase the amount by $3,132,000,000.
On page 5, line 2, increase the amount by $3,142,000,000.
On page 5, line 7, increase the amount by $3,720,000,000.
On page 5, line 8, increase the amount by $14,289,000,000.
On page 5, line 9, increase the amount by $23,623,000,000.
On page 5, line 10, increase the amount by $27,087,000,000.
On page 5, line 11, increase the amount by $30,218,000,000.
On page 5, line 12, increase the amount by $33,360,000,000.
On page 5, line 15, increase the amount by $3,720,000,000.
On page 5, line 16, increase the amount by $14,289,000,000.
On page 5, line 17, increase the amount by $23,623,000,000.
On page 5, line 18, increase the amount by $27,087,000,000.
On page 5, line 19, increase the amount by $30,218,000,000.
On page 5, line 20, increase the amount by $33,360,000,000.

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On page 26, line 12, increase the amount by $28,000,000.
On page 26, line 13, increase the amount by $28,000,000.
On page 26, line 16, increase the amount by $223,000,000.
On page 26, line 17, increase the amount by $223,000,000.
On page 26, line 20, increase the amount by $675,000,000.
On page 26, line 21, increase the amount by $675,000,000.
On page 26, line 24, increase the amount by $1,068,000,000.
On page 26, line 25, increase the amount by $1,068,000,000.
On page 27, line 3, increase the amount by $1,277,000,000.
On page 27, line 4, increase the amount by $1,277,000,000.
On page 27, line 7, increase the amount by $1,446,000,000.
On page 27, line 8, increase the amount by $1,446,000,000.
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