Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I have a motion to recommit at the desk. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion to recommit. The Clerk read as follows: Ms. Castor of Florida moves to recommit the bill H.R. 6285 to the Committee on Natural Resources. The material previously referred to by Ms. Castor of Florida is as follows: Ms. Castor of Florida moves to recommit the bill H.R. 6285 to the Committee on Natural Resources with instructions to report the same back to the House forthwith, with the following amendment: Add at the end the following: SEC. 7. PROHIBITION OF OIL AND NATURAL GAS PRELEASING, LEASING, AND RELATED ACTIVITIES IN CERTAIN AREAS OFF THE COAST OF FLORIDA. Section 18 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1344) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(j) Prohibition of Oil and Natural Gas Preleasing, Leasing, and Related Activities in Certain Areas Off the Coast of Florida.-- ``(1) Prohibition.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this section or any other law, the Secretary may not offer for oil and gas leasing, preleasing, or any related activity any tract located in-- ``(A) any area of the Eastern Gulf of Mexico that is referred to in section 104(a) of the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006; ``(B) the portion of the South Atlantic Planning Area south of 30 degrees 43 minutes North Latitude; or ``(C) the Straits of Florida Planning Area.…”