Political Quotes

“I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of title I, add the following: SEC. __. NON-FEDERAL INTEREST SELECTION. (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, in carrying out an authorized and funded water resources development project, the Secretary shall solicit and accept bids from non-Federal interests. If a non-Federal interest can demonstrate greater cost effectiveness and project delivery efficiency than the Corps of Engineers for such project, the Secretary shall transfer the funds to the non-Federal interest for project completion. (b) Savings.--Funds saved in project delivery by a non- Federal interest under subsection (a) shall be used as follows: (1) 20 percent for deficit reduction. (2) 80 percent for other projects of the Army Corps of Engineers. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 892, the gentleman from Louisiana (Mr. Graves) and a Member opposed each will control 5 minutes. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Louisiana.”