To protect family businesses and farmers without increasing our nation's debt by providing for an estate tax that sets the exemption at $5 million and the rate at 35 percent, with the benefits of the exemption recaptured for estates over $100 million, paid for by closing tax loopholes that allow offshore deferral of compensation and transactions entered into solely for the purpose of avoiding taxation.

SA 4378. Ms. LANDRIEU submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by her 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; as follows:

On page 3, line 12, increase the amount by $4,297,000,000.
On page 3, line 13, decrease the amount by $655,000,000.
On page 3, line 14, decrease the amount by $2,645,000,000.
On page 3, line 15, decrease the amount by $1,030,000,000.
On page 3, line 21, increase the amount by $4,297,000,000.
On page 3, line 22, decrease the amount by $655,000,000.
On page 3, line 23, decrease the amount by $2,645,000,000.
On page 3, line 24, decrease the amount by $1,030,000,000.
On page 4, line 6, decrease the amount by $91,000,000.
On page 4, line 7, decrease the amount by $180,000,000.
On page 4, line 8, decrease the amount by $114,000,000.
On page 4, line 9, decrease the amount by $35,000,000.
On page 4, line 15, decrease the amount by $91,000,000.
On page 4, line 16, decrease the amount by $180,000,000.
On page 4, line 17, decrease the amount by $114,000,000.
On page 4, line 18, decrease the amount by $35,000,000.
On page 4, line 24, decrease the amount by $4,388,000,000.
On page 4, line 25, increase the amount by $475,000,000.
On page 5, line 1, increase the amount by $2,531,000,000.
On page 5, line 2, increase the amount by $995,000,000.
On page 5, line 9, decrease the amount by $4,388,000,000.
On page 5, line 10, decrease the amount by $3,913,000,000.
On page 5, line 11, decrease the amount by $1,382,000,000.
On page 5, line 12, decrease the amount by $387,000,000.
On page 5, line 17, decrease the amount by $4,388,000,000.
On page 5, line 18, decrease the amount by $3,913,000,000.
On page 5, line 19, decrease the amount by $1,382,000,000.
On page 5, line 20, decrease the amount by $387,000,000.
On page 26, line 20, decrease the amount by $91,000,000.
On page 26, line 21, decrease the amount by $91,000,000.
On page 26, line 24, decrease the amount by $180,000,000.
On page 26, line 25, decrease the amount by $180,000,000.
On page 27, line 3, decrease the amount by $114,000,000.
On page 27, line 4, decrease the amount by $114,000,000.
On page 27, line 7, decrease the amount by $35,000,000.
On page 27, line 8, decrease the amount by $35,000,000.
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