Political Quotes

“Madam President, I call up my amendment No. 5518 and ask that it be reported by number. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the amendment. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Alaska [Mr. Sullivan], for himself and Mr. Lee, proposes an amendment numbered 5518 to the resolution of ratification to Treaty Document No. 117-1. The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To ensure that the People's Republic of China is not treated as a developing country) In section 1, in the section heading, strike ``declaration'' and insert ``declarations and a condition''. In section 1, strike ``declaration of section 2'' and insert ``declarations of section 2 and the condition of section 3''. In section 2, in the section heading, strike ``declaration'' and insert ``declarations''. In section 2, strike ``following declaration'' and all that follows through the period at the end and insert the following: ``following declarations: (1) The Kigali amendment is not self-executing. (2) The People's Republic of China is not a developing country, and the United Nations and other intergovernmental organizations should not treat the People's Republic of China as such. At the end, add the following: SEC. 3. CONDITION.…”