[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 40 (Monday, March 10, 2008)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1821-S1822]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

  SA 4147. Mr. KENNEDY 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 18, line 16, increase the amount by $2,000,000.
       On page 18, line 17, increase the amount by $1,000,000.
       On page 18, line 21, increase the amount by $1,000,000.
       On page 27, line 16, decrease the amount by $2,000,000.

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       On page 27, line 17, decrease the amount by $1,000,000.
       On page 27, line 21, decrease the amount by $1,000,000.
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  SA 4148. Mr. KENNEDY 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 19, line 16, increase the amount by $71,000,000.
       On page 19, line 17, increase the amount by $54,000,000.
       On page 19, line 21, increase the amount by $12,000,000.
       On page 19, line 25, increase the amount by $3,000,000.
       On page 20, line 4, increase the amount by $1,000,000.
       On page 27, line 16, decrease the amount by $71,000,000.
       On page 27, line 17, decrease the amount by $54,000,000.
       On page 27, line 21, decrease the amount by $12,000,000.
       On page 27, line 25, decrease the amount by $3,000,000.
       On page 28, line 4, decrease the amount by $1,000,000.
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  SA 4149. Mr. REID (for Mr. Bingaman) proposed an amendment to the 
resolution S. Res. 178, expressing the sympathy of the Senate to the 
families of women and girls murdered in Guatemala, and encouraging the 
United States to work with Guatemala to bring an end to these crimes; 
as follows:

       On page 5, strike line 7 through line 11, and insert the 
     following:
       (4) urges the Government of Guatemala to strengthen laws 
     with respect to domestic violence and sexual harassment, to 
     improve the integrity of the prosecutorial and judicial 
     systems, and to provide the resources and commitment 
     necessary to adequately enforce justice for crimes against 
     women;
       On page 5, insert ``continue to'' before ``incorporate'' in 
     line 13.
       On page 5, insert ``continue to'' after ``encourages the 
     Secretary of State to'' in line 18.
       On page 7, beginning in line 7, strike ``all instances of 
     improper investigatory methods'' and insert ``instances of 
     failure to investigate and prosecute crimes''.
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  SA 4150. Mr. REID (for Mr. Bingaman) proposed an amendment to the 
resolution S. Res. 178, expressing the sympathy of the Senate to the 
families of women and girls murdered in Guatemala, and encouraging the 
United States to work with Guatemala to bring an end to these crimes; 
as follows:

       Strike the third whereas clause of the preamble and insert 
     the following:
       Whereas, while the overall murder rate in Guatemala has 
     increased substantially, the rate at which women have been 
     murdered in Guatemala has increased at an alarming rate, 
     almost doubling from 2001 to 2006;
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  SA 4151. Mr. KENNEDY 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 55, line 18, after the word ``program'' insert ``or 
     increasing Federal student loan limits''.
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  SA 4152. Mr. KENNEDY 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 55, line 18, after the word ``program'' insert ``or 
     increasing Federal student loan limits''.

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