Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 4238) to amend the Department of Energy Organization Act and the Local Public Works Capital Development and Investment Act of 1976 to modernize terms relating to minorities. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The text of the bill is as follows: H.R. 4238 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. MODERNIZATION OF TERMS RELATING TO MINORITIES. (a) Office of Minority Economic Impact.--Section 211(f)(1) of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7141(f)(1)) is amended by striking ``a Negro, Puerto Rican, American Indian, Eskimo, Oriental, or Aleut or is a Spanish speaking individual of Spanish descent'' and inserting ``Asian American, Native Hawaiian, a Pacific Islander, African American, Hispanic, Puerto Rican, Native American, or an Alaska Native''. (b) Minority Business Enterprises.--Section 106(f)(2) of the Local Public Works Capital Development and Investment Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 6705(f)(2)) is amended by striking ``Negroes, Spanish-speaking, Orientals, Indians, Eskimos, and Aleuts'' and inserting ``Asian American, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islanders, African American, Hispanic, Native American, or Alaska Natives''. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from Kentucky (Mr. Whitfield) and the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Rush) each will control 20 minutes.…”