Political Quotes

“I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of title V, add the following new section (and conform the table of contents accordingly): SEC. 504. GULF OF MEXICO RESTORATION ACCOUNT. (a) Establishment of Special Account.--There is established in the Treasury of the United States a separate account to be known as the ``Gulf of Mexico Restoration Account''. (b) Funding.--The Gulf of Mexico Restoration Account shall consist of such amounts as may be appropriated or credited to such Account by section 311A of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act. (c) Expenditures.--Amounts in the Gulf of Mexico Restoration Account shall be available, as provided in appropriations Acts, to carry out projects, programs, and activities as recommended by the Gulf of Mexico Restoration Task Force established in this title. (d) Amendment to the Federal Water Pollution Control Act.-- (1) In general.--Title III of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act is amended by inserting after section 311 the following: ``SEC. 311A. ADDITIONAL PENALTIES FOR LARGE SPILLS IN THE GULF OF MEXICO.…”