[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 168 (Wednesday, October 18, 2017)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6587-S6588]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 1385. Ms. WARREN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1116 proposed by Mr. Enzi to the concurrent resolution H. 
Con. Res. 71, establishing the congressional budget for the United 
States Government for fiscal year 2018 and setting forth the 
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2019 through 2027; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle A of title IV, add the following:

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     SEC. 41__. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST LEGISLATION THAT WOULD CUT 
                   TAXES FOR THE RICH WITHOUT GUARANTEEING 
                   AFFORDABLE COVERAGE, BENEFITS, AND ACCESS UNDER 
                   THE MEDICAID PROGRAM FOR KIDS.

       (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 
     cut taxes for the rich without guaranteeing affordable 
     coverage, benefits, and access for children under the 
     Medicaid program under title XIX of the Social Security Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.) or the program under title XXI of 
     such Act (42 U.S.C. 1397aa 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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