[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 169 (Thursday, October 19, 2017)]
[Senate]
[Page S6667]
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  SA 1436. Mr. DURBIN (for himself and Ms. Duckworth) 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:

     SEC. 41__. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST LEGISLATION THAT WOULD CUT 
                   MEDICARE OR MEDICAID BENEFITS FOR WORKING-CLASS 
                   AND MIDDLE-INCOME ILLINOISANS WHILE CUTTING 
                   TAXES FOR THE WEALTHY AND LARGE CORPORATIONS.

       (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 
     shortens the financial stability of Medicare or Medicaid or 
     cuts benefits under Medicare or Medicaid for working-class 
     and middle-income Illinoisans while cutting taxes for the 
     wealthy and large corporations.
       (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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