Text of Senate Amendment 5141

On 2026-04-22, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) delivered a floor speech titled "Text Of Senate Amendment 5141" in the Senate. The speech addressed taxes and also covered the environment. It referenced legislation: S1996.

Text of Senate Amendment 5141

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 71 (Wednesday, April 22, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 71 (Wednesday, April 22, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S1996] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 5141. Mr. WHITEHOUSE 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, add the following: TITLE V--POLICY STATEMENTS SEC. 5001. POLICY STATEMENT ON THE LUXURY JET PURCHASED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY. It is the policy of this concurrent resolution that it was improper-- (1) for the Department of Homeland Security to expend $70,000,000 on a luxury jet, which included a bedroom with a queen-sized bed, to be used by then-Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem for executive travel when the Department already had sufficient travel accommodations for the Secretary; and (2) for the White House to then commandeer that jet for use by select Cabinet Secretaries and the First Lady. ______