Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 3759) to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to grant economy-related contract extensions of a certain timber contracts between the Secretary of the Interior and timber purchasers, and for other purposes, as amended. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The text of the bill is as follows: H.R. 3759 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. QUALIFYING TIMBER CONTRACT OPTIONS. (a) Definitions.--In this section: (1) Qualifying contract.--The term ``qualifying contract'' means a contract that has not been terminated by the Bureau of Land Management for the sale of timber on lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management that meets all of the following criteria: (A) The contract was awarded during the period beginning on January 1, 2005, and ending on December 31, 2008. (B) There is unharvested volume remaining for the contract. (C) The contract is not a salvage sale. (D) The Secretary determined there is not an urgent need to harvest under the contract due to deteriorating timber conditions that developed after the award of the contract. (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of Bureau of Land Management.…”