Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 189) to amend title 40, United States Code, to eliminate the leasing authority of the Securities and Exchange Commission, and for other purposes. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The text of the bill is as follows: H.R. 189 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 ``Securities and Exchange Commission Real Estate Leasing Authority Revocation Act''. SEC. 2. LEASING OF SPACE FOR SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION. (a) In General.--Section 3304 of title 40, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(e) Leasing of Space for Securities and Exchange Commission.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, on and after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Securities and Exchange Commission may not lease general purpose office space. The Administrator may lease such space for the Securities and Exchange Commission under section 585 and this chapter.''. (b) Limitation on Statutory Construction.--The amendment made by subsection (a) may not be construed to invalidate or otherwise affect a lease entered into by the Securities and Exchange Commission before the date of enactment of this Act. SEC. 3. INDEPENDENT LEASING AUTHORITIES.…”