Political Quotes

“Madam Speaker, pursuant to the rule, I call up the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 44) making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2011, and for other purposes, and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the title of the joint resolution. The text of the joint resolution is as follows: H.J. Res. 44 Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011 (Public Law 111-242) is further amended-- (1) by striking the date specified in section 106(3) and inserting ``March 18, 2011''; and (2) by adding after section 166, as added by the Continuing Appropriations Amendments, 2011 (section 1 of Public Law 111- 322), the following new sections: ``Sec. 167. The amounts described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 114 of this Act are designated as being for contingency operations directly related to the global war on terrorism pursuant to section 3(c)(2) of H. Res. 5 (112th Congress) and as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 403(a) of S. Con. Res. 13 (111th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2010. ``Sec. 168. Any language specifying an earmark in an appropriations Act for fiscal year 2010, or in a committee report or joint explanatory statement accompanying such an Act, shall have no legal effect with respect to funds appropriated by this Act.…”