Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 144) to provide that the Federal Reports Elimination and Sunset Act of 1995 does not apply to certain reports required to be submitted by the Tennessee Valley Authority, and for other purposes. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The text of the bill is as follows: H.R. 144 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 ``Tennessee Valley Authority Salary Transparency Act''. SEC. 2. SALARY DISCLOSURE; EXCEPTION TO REPORT ELIMINATION. Section 9 of the Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933 (16 U.S.C. 831h) is amended-- (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``a financial statement'' and all that follows through ``$1,500 a year'' and inserting ``a report of the total number of employees at the management level or above, to include all executives and board members, that shall include the names, salaries, and duties of such employees, that are receiving compensation at or greater than the maximum rate of basic pay for grade GS-15 of the General Schedule''; (2) by striking all that precedes ``The Board shall'' and inserting the following: ``SEC. 9. FINANCIAL REPORTING.…”