Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I am opposed. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion to recommit. The Clerk read as follows: Mr. Ruiz moves to recommit the bill H.R. 4138 to the Committee on the Judiciary with instructions to report the same back to the House forthwith, with the following amendment: Add, at the end of the bill, the following: SEC. 3. PROTECTING STATES' RIGHTS. Nothing in this Act limits or otherwise affects any action taken by the President, the head of a department or agency of the United States, or any other officer or employee of the United States, in order to prevent an unconstitutional intrusion into States' rights. SEC. 4. RESTORING UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS FOR AMERICA'S JOB SEEKERS. This Act shall not take effect until the most recent percentage of the insured unemployed (those for whom unemployment taxes were paid during prior employment) who are receiving Federal or State unemployment insurance (UI) benefits when they are actively seeking work is at least equal to the percentage receiving such benefits for the last quarter of 2013, as determined by the Department of Labor's quarterly UI data summary measurement of the Unemployment Insurance recipiency rate for all UI programs. Mr. GOWDY (during the reading). Mr. Speaker, I reserve a point of order. The SPEAKER pro tempore. A point of order is reserved. The gentleman from California is recognized for 5 minutes.”