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Text of Senate Amendment 4853

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On 2026-04-22, Senator Mark Kelly (D-AZ) delivered a floor speech titled "Text Of Senate Amendment 4853" in the Senate. The speech addressed healthcare and also covered the economy, housing. It referenced legislation: S1957.

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Text of Senate Amendment 4853

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 71 (Wednesday, April 22, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 71 (Wednesday, April 22, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S1957] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 4853. Mr. KELLY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 33, setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2026 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2027 through 2035; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: At the end of title III, add the following: SEC. 3___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO ENSURING THE PRESIDENT IS FOCUSED ON LOWERING THE COST OF LIVING FOR AMERICANS. The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate may revise the allocations of a committee or committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this resolution, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you-go ledger, for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, amendments between the Houses, motions, or conference reports relating to ensuring that the President is focused on lowering the everyday costs and cost of living for the people of the United States, which may include requiring the appointment of a special advisor focused on housing costs, a special advisor focused on health care costs, a special advisor focused on grocery costs, a special advisor focused on utility costs, a special advisor focused on transportation costs, and a special advisor focused on wages by the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal years 2026 through 2035. ______

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Text of Senate Amendment 4853 Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 71 (Wednesday, April 22, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 71 (Wednesday, April 22, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S1957] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 4853. Mr. KELLY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 33, setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2026 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2027 through 2035; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: At the end of title III, add the following: SEC. 3___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO ENSURING THE PRESIDENT IS FOCUSED ON LOWERING THE COST OF LIVING FOR AMERICANS. The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate may revise the allocations of a committee or committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this resolution, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you-go ledger, for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, amendments between the Houses, motions, or conference reports relating to ensuring that the President is focused on lowering the everyday costs and cost of living for the people of the United States, which may include requiring the appointment of a special advisor focused on housing costs, a special advisor focused on health care costs, a special advisor focused on grocery costs, a special advisor focused on utility costs, a special advisor focused on transportation costs, and a special advisor focused on wages by the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal years 2026 through 2035. ______