Political Quotes

“I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of the bill, S. 2009 the Insular Areas Act, a brief bill that passed the Senate unanimously in December before being transmitted to the House and referred to multiple committees. The bill consists of three short sections: The first section, which shifts to the Department of Energy the responsibility for Department of the Interior-funded radiological monitoring at former U.S. nuclear test sites, has long been overseen by the Committee on Natural Resources. The second section, which confirms the continuing eligibility of U.S. magistrates to participate in long-standing judicial exchange programs, is primarily overseen by the Committee on the Judiciary. And the third section, involving a domestic workforce issue, is overseen by the Committee on Education and the Workforce. All of these committees have reviewed the bill, waived additional action, and consented to today's suspension consideration of the bill. I want to thank those committees for their consideration and their input. I reserve the balance of my time. Committee on Education and the Workforce, House of Representatives, Washington, DC, March 20, 2012. Hon. John A. Boehner, Speaker, House of Representatives, Washington, DC. Dear Mr. Speaker: I am writing to convey the consent of the Committee on Education and the Workforce to be discharged from consideration of S.…”