Political Quotes

On the recordJune 19, 2012
I ask unanimous consent that further reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To establish the Office of Tribal Relations in the Office of the Secretary of Agriculture) On page 1009, after line 11, add the following: SEC. 12207. OFFICE OF TRIBAL RELATIONS. (a) In General.--Title III of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 is amended by adding after section 308 (7 U.S.C. 3125a note; Public Law 103 354) the following: ``SEC. 309. OFFICE OF TRIBAL RELATIONS. ``The Secretary shall establish in the Office of the Secretary an Office of Tribal Relations.''. (b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 296(b) of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 7014(b)) (as amended by section 12201(b)) is amended-- (1) in paragraph (8), by striking ``or'' at the end; (2) in paragraph (9), by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; or''; and (3) by adding at the end the following: ``(10) the authority of the Secretary to establish in the Office of the Secretary the Office of Tribal Relations in accordance with section 309.''. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Who yields time in opposition?
Said by
Daniel Akaka
Democratic · Hawaii

Share & report

More from Daniel Akaka

Sep 12, 2012

Thank you so much for having Mrs. Holy--Holly Petraeus come to Hawaii.

congress.gov
Sep 12, 2012

I must say that in its first year, the CFPB, the Bureau, has made great, great strides in educating, empowering, and also protecting our consumers in the financial marketplace.

congress.gov
Sep 19, 2012

This Country made treaties with the Indian Tribes, just as we did with a diversity of foreign nations.

congress.gov
Sep 18, 2012

I am pleased with the reforms that are underway now.

congress.gov

Other voices in this conversation