To prevent the Senate from breaking Donald Trump's promise that "there will be no cuts to Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid".

SA 19. Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Mr. Brown, Mr. Booker, Mrs.
Gillibrand, Ms. Stabenow, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Udall, Mr. Whitehouse, Ms.
Baldwin, Mr. Markey, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Reed,
Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Casey, Mrs. Feinstein, Ms.
Hassan, Mr. Coons, and Ms. Klobuchar) submitted an amendment intended
to be proposed by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 3,
setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government
for fiscal year 2017 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels
for fiscal years 2018 through 2026; as follows:

At the end of title IV, add the following:

SEC. 4__. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST LEGISLATION THAT WOULD BREAK
DONALD TRUMP'S PROMISE NOT TO CUT SOCIAL
SECURITY, MEDICARE, OR MEDICAID.

(a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate
to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment,
amendment between the Houses, or conference report that
would--
(1) result in a reduction of guaranteed benefits scheduled
under title II of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 401 et
seq.);
(2) increase either the early or full retirement age for
the benefits described in paragraph (1);
(3) privatize Social Security;
(4) result in a reduction of guaranteed benefits for
individuals entitled to, or enrolled for, benefits under the
Medicare program under title XVIII of such Act (42 U.S.C.
1395 et seq.); or
(5) result in a reduction of benefits or eligibility for
individuals enrolled in, or eligible to receive medical
assistance through, a State Medicaid plan or waiver under
title XIX of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.).
(b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or
suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of
the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under
subsection (a).
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