Political Quotes

Cord Byrd: “The Congress shall enforce and implement this article by appropriate legislation. So we are going to continue to enforce…”

On the recordFebruary 12, 1997
The Congress shall enforce and implement this article by appropriate legislation. So we are going to continue to enforce it. We are going to continue to operate under a statutory system. That is what I am saying. We have been operating under a statutory system. This amendment says we will continue to operate under a statutory system because it says that the Congress will enforce this amendment by appropriate legislation. What makes the Senator feel that under the new statutory system, that the estimates will be any better than they have been under the old statutory system when both systems are going to be the work of the Congress?
Said by
Cord Byrd
Florida

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the enforcement of a constitutional amendment and its implications for statutory systems.

Share

More from Cord Byrd

Jul 24, 2007

The bill includes significant resources for border security, for enforcing our immigration laws, and for improving security at our airports. We include significant new resources for implementing the SAFE Port Act. We also restore cuts in…

govinfo.gov
Nov 8, 2007

Every day that the Defense appropriations conference report is delayed, it delays a $40 billion increase for the Department of Defense, delays $11.6 billion for mine-resistant vehicles for our troops in Iraq and a $2.9 billion increase for…

govinfo.gov
Sep 10, 2024

We do not sit idle waiting for bad things to happen in order to correct them.

congress.gov
Sep 10, 2024

We are equally committed to preventing election fraud and protecting the integrity of Florida's voter rolls.

congress.gov

Other voices in this conversation