Senators to Offer County Payments Amendment Tomorrow

Multi-year renewal proposal includes nearly $5 billion for rural schools and communities nationwide.

U.S. Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) and U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR)

(Washington, D.C.) - U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, joined by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) and U.S. Senators Max Baucus (D-MT), Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) and others, will offer a multi-year proposal to restore funding for county payments as an amendment to the 2007 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Bill tomorrow.

The Wyden-Reid-Baucus-Bingaman amendment, which was announced last week, includes about $5 billion for rural schools, counties and communities through 2012.

More details on the amendment, including details on the funding mechanism, will be available tomorrow. The Senators also hope to announce bipartisan cosponsors at that time.

The Senators expect to offer and get a vote on their county payments amendment tomorrow.

Although the timing has not been set, any statements, debate and votes on the floor of the U.S. Senate will be carried live on C-SPAN 2.