Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to take from the Speaker's table the bill (S. 3508) to reauthorize and amend the Marine Debris Act to promote international action to reduce marine debris, and for other purposes, and ask for its immediate consideration in the House. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Norman). Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from California? There was no objection. The text of the bill is as follows: S. 3508 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 ``Save Our Seas Act of 2018''. TITLE I--MARINE DEBRIS SEC. 101. NOAA MARINE DEBRIS PROGRAM. Section 3 of the Marine Debris Act (33 U.S.C. 1952) is amended-- (1) in subsection (b)-- (A) in paragraph (4), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a semicolon; (B) in paragraph (5)(C), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and (C) by adding at the end the following: ``(6) work to develop outreach and education strategies with other Federal agencies to address sources of marine debris; ``(7) except for discharges of marine debris from vessels, in consultation with the Department of State and other Federal agencies, promote international action, as appropriate, to reduce the incidence of marine debris, including providing technical assistance to expand waste management systems internationally; and ``(8) in the case of an event de…”