Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Banking Committee be discharged and the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of H.R. 2056. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will report the bill by title. The bill clerk read as follows: A bill (H.R. 2056) to instruct the Inspector General of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to study the impact of insured depository institution failures, and for other purposes. There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill. The PRESIDING OFFICER. I ask unanimous consent the Levin amendment at the desk be agreed to, the bill as amended be read a third time and passed, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, and any statements be printed in the Record. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment (No. 1221) was agreed to, as follows: amendment no. 1221 (Purpose: To clarify the types of losses to be studied, to require appearances before Congress, and for other purposes) On page 2, line 10, insert ``and'' after the semicolon. On page 2, line 14, strike the semicolon and all that follows through line 19 and insert a period.…”