Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I move to reconsider the vote, and I move to lay that motion on the table. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The bill (S. 679), as amended, was passed, as follows: S. 679 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Presidential Appointment Efficiency and Streamlining Act of 2011''. SEC. 2. PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTMENTS NOT SUBJECT TO SENATE APPROVAL. (a) Agriculture.-- (1) Assistant secretary of agriculture for administration.--Section 218(b) of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 6918(b)) is amended-- (A) by striking ``subsection (a)'' and inserting ``paragraph (1) or (3) of subsection (a)''; (B) by striking subsection (c); and (C) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (c). (2) Rural utilities service administrator.--Section 232(b)(1) of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 6942(b)(1)) is amended-- (A) by striking ``, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate''; (B) by striking paragraph (2); and (C) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2). (3) Commodity credit corporation.--Section 9(a) of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act (15 U.S.C. 714g(a)) is amended in the third sentence by striking ``by and with the advice and consent of the Senate''.…”