Political Quotes

“Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Madam Speaker, S. 231, the Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Reauthorization Act, was introduced by Senator Rob Portman on February 7, 2013. S. 231 would extend the Multinational Species stamp for an additional 4 years, through December 31, 2016. {time} 1415 The Multinational Species stamp was initially signed into law in 2010 in a bill introduced by then-Representative Henry Brown of South Carolina. Profits from this stamp will go to support programs designed to help to protect African and Asian elephants, rhinoceroses, tigers, great apes, and marine turtles. Since its introduction, the stamp has generated $2.5 million in proceeds that have been divided equally among the conservation programs. By supporting this legislation, the Postal Service will be better able to sell its existing stock of 75 million Save the Vanishing Species stamps in further support of these conservation efforts. And with that, I urge my colleagues to support this legislation. Madam Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.”