Political Quotes

“I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 1, line 5, strike ``The Department'' and insert ``Except as provided in section 3(a)(2)(C) of the Natural Gas Act, as added by section 4 of this Act), the Department''. At the end of the bill, add the following new section: SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION FOR THE EXPORTATION OF NATURAL GAS. Section 3(a) of the Natural Gas Act (15 U.S.C. 717b(a)) is amended-- (1) by inserting before ``After six months from the date on which'' the following: ``(1) authorization for the importation of natural gas.--''; (2) by striking ``export any natural gas from the United States to a foreign country or''; (3) by striking ``exportation or''; and (4) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: ``(2) Authorization for the Exportation of Natural Gas.-- ``(A) Prohibition.--No person may export any natural gas from the United States to a foreign country without first having secured an order of the Secretary of Energy authorizing such person to do so. ``(B) Issuance of orders.--The Secretary of Energy may issue an order authorizing a person to export natural gas from the United States to a foreign country, upon application, if the Secretary determines that the proposed exportation will be consistent with the public interest, in accordance with the regulations issued under paragraph (3)(B).…”