Amendment Update Alert:
108 hamdt 15 - An amendment in the nature of a substitute numbered 3 printed in part B of House Report 108-44 would freeze the tax cut in order to generate greater revenue. Supports a level of funding for defense commensurate with the request of the President. Provides for more than $300 billion for an immediate economic stimulus; provides $528 billion for a Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit, most of which will be funded after 2004. Restores cuts in education and increases the education budget by $20 billion.