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. 3141 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 ``New Philadelphia National Historical Park Act''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds that-- (1) Frank McWorter, an enslaved man, bought his freedom and the freedom of 15 family members by-- (A) mining for crude niter in Kentucky caves and processing the mined material into saltpeter; (B) hiring his time to other settlers; and (C) selling lots in New Philadelphia, which was-- (i) the town founded by Frank McWorter; and (ii) the first town planned and legally registered by a free African American before the Civil War; (2) the first railroad constructed in the area of New Philadelphia bypassed New Philadelphia, which led to the decline of New Philadelphia; and (3) the site of New Philadelphia is a registered National Historic Landmark. SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. In this Act: (1) Park.--The term ``Park'' means the New Philadelphia National Historical Park established by section 4(a). (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of the Interior. (3) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of Illinois. SEC. 4. ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW PHILADELPHIA NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK.…”