Political Quotes

“I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 1548 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Haiti and Armenia Reforestation Act of 2013''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS; PURPOSE. (a) Findings.--Congress finds that-- (1) the established policy of the Federal Government is to support and seek protection of forests around the world that provide a wide range of benefits by-- (A) harboring a major portion of the biological and terrestrial resources of Earth and providing habitats for almost \2/3\ of all species on Earth, including species essential to medical research and agricultural productivity; (B) contributing to the livelihood of over 1,600,000,000 people through access to food, fresh water, clothing, traditional medicines, and shelter; (C) ensuring environmental functions such as biodiversity, water conservation, soil enrichment, water supply management, and climate regulation; and (D) storing carbon, where deforestation accounts for up to 20 percent of the global greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to global warming; (2) while forests cover a little less than \1/3\ of the land area on our planet, approximately 76 percent of the planet's original primary forests have been destroyed or degraded; (3) in 1923, over…”