Political Quotes

“I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Colorado will be postponed. Amendment No. 5 Offered by Mr. McNerney The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 5 printed in House Report 115-229. Mr. McNERNEY. Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Strike section 6. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 451, the gentleman from California (Mr. McNerney) and a Member opposed each will control 5 minutes. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from California. Mr. McNERNEY. Mr. Chair, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Chairman, this is an easy amendment to argue because it makes so much sense. I am going to ask to strike section 6 of the bill. Let me read that section: ``No additional funds are authorized to be appropriated to carry out the requirements of this Act and the amendments made by this Act. Such requirements shall be carried out using amounts otherwise authorized.'' In other words, they are going to be carried out without any funds. Mr. Chairman, I am going to move forward here and make the statement that the administration and House Republicans continue to add to the EPA's workload while cutting funding and hampering State and local agencies from providing the resources needed to protect public health.…”