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“On agreeing to the Perry amendment (A009) Failed by recorded vote: 124 - 303 (Roll no. 232).”
This amendment tried to cut roughly $13.3 million from the budget of the Northern Border Regional Commission, a group that supports jobs and infrastructure in northern New England and New York. The money would have been moved into a 'savings account' to reduce overall government spending, but the amendment was voted down and did not pass.
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An amendment numbered 28 printed House Report 119-232 to reduce funding for the Northern Border Regional Commission and transfer to the Spending Reduction Account.
“On agreeing to the Perry amendment (A009) Failed by recorded vote: 124 - 303 (Roll no. 232).”
This amendment tried to cut roughly $13.3 million from the budget of the Northern Border Regional Commission, a group that supports jobs and infrastructure in northern New England and New York. The money would have been moved into a 'savings account' to reduce overall government spending, but the amendment was voted down and did not pass.
This was an attempt to reduce federal spending by targeting a specific regional economic development agency. Its failure indicates that a majority of the House preferred to keep the agency's funding at its current level.
Residents and local governments in rural parts of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, and New York who benefit from regional economic development grants would have been most affected.