Political Quotes

“I urge us to reject this motion. It is only going to delay passage of this excellent piece of legislation. We just rejected a very similar amendment moments ago, and that was a substantive amendment. This is a procedural--not even a substantive-- amendment. The bill does three great things, and that is why we need to pass the bill. It promotes transparency and scientific integrity. It requires an independent third-party review of the proposed OSM, Office of Surface Mining Bureau, rule. And it prevents OSM from regulatory overreach. So for those three important reasons, we should pass this bill. When it comes to health in particular, let me read a sentence from the text of the bill: ``This subsection shall not apply if a delay in the publication of a rule will pose an imminent and severe threat to human life.'' So we do already address health. It is covered in the bill. Mr. Speaker, I urge a rejection of the motion to recommit and the passage of H.R. 1644. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without objection, the previous question is ordered on the motion to recommit. There was no objection. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion to recommit. The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that the noes appeared to have it. Recorded Vote”