Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the pending amendments be temporarily set aside to call up, on behalf of Senator Bingaman, amendment No. 1117; and on behalf of Senator Gillibrand, amendments Nos. 1187 and 1211. Before the clerk reports, I also ask unanimous consent that Senator Gillibrand be added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1092, the Levin- McCain counterfeit parts amendment. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will report. The bill clerk read as follows: The Senator from Michigan [Mr. Levin], for Senators Bingaman and Gillibrand, proposes amendments en bloc numbered 1117, 1187, and 1211. The amendments are as follows: AMENDMENT NO. 1117 (Purpose: To provide for national security benefits for White Sands Missile Range and Fort Bliss) At the end of subtitle H of title X, add the following: SEC. __. WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE AND FORT BLISS. (a) Withdrawal.-- (1) In general.--Subject to valid existing rights and paragraph (3), the Federal land described in paragraph (2) is withdrawn from-- (A) entry, appropriation, and disposal under the public land laws; (B) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and (C) operation of the mineral leasing, mineral materials, and geothermal leasing laws.…”