[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 6 (Tuesday, January 10, 2017)]
[Senate]
[Page S214]
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SA 76. Mr. BOOKER (for himself, Mr. Markey, and Mr. Van Hollen)
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; which
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of title IV, add the following:
SEC. 4__. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST HARMING HOSPITALS AND
CLINICS BY REPEALING THE MEDICAID EXPANSION AND
THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE OFFERED ON THE HEALTH
INSURANCE MARKETPLACE.
(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
harm hospitals and clinics, particularly those in underserved
areas, by repealing or cutting Federal financial assistance
for the Medicaid expansion and for the financial assistance
offered on the health insurance marketplace.
(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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