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Text of Senate Amendment 5421

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On 2026-04-22, Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) delivered a floor speech titled "Text Of Senate Amendment 5421" in the Senate. The speech addressed immigration and also covered taxes, defense. It referenced legislation: S2037.

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Text of Senate Amendment 5421

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 71 (Wednesday, April 22, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 71 (Wednesday, April 22, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S2037] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 5421. Mr. BLUMENTHAL 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 REFORMS UNDERTAKEN BY THE PRESIDENT FOLLOWING OPERATION METRO SURGE. 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, or joint resolutions reported by the Committee on the Judiciary or the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, amendments or motions, offered thereto or conference reports relating to supporting any changes to immigration enforcement and border security policy undertaken by the President following Operation Metro Surge, which may include legislation that would prohibit the deportation or immigration detention of law-abiding members of the Armed Forces, veterans, or their families, 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 5421 Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 71 (Wednesday, April 22, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 71 (Wednesday, April 22, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S2037] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 5421. Mr. BLUMENTHAL 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 REFORMS UNDERTAKEN BY THE PRESIDENT FOLLOWING OPERATION METRO SURGE. 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, or joint resolutions reported by the Committee on the Judiciary or the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, amendments or motions, offered thereto or conference reports relating to supporting any changes to immigration enforcement and border security policy undertaken by the President following Operation Metro Surge, which may include legislation that would prohibit the deportation or immigration detention of law-abiding members of the Armed Forces, veterans, or their families, 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. ______