Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 8689) to require Amtrak to publicly disclose certain bonus compensation paid to Amtrak executives, and for other purposes, as amended. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The text of the bill is as follows: H.R. 8689 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 ``Amtrak Executive Bonus Disclosure Act''. SEC. 2. AMTRAK REPORTS AND AUDITS. Section 24315(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended-- (1) by inserting ``, and make available to the public on the website of Amtrak,'' after ``submit to Congress''; and (2) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following: ``(2) provide the annual base pay and any bonus compensation paid to a member of the executive leadership team (including the chief executive officer, president, and officers) of Amtrak, including the criteria and metrics used to determine any such bonus compensation; and''. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from Louisiana (Mr. Graves) and the gentlewoman from Oregon (Ms. Hoyle) each will control 20 minutes. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Louisiana. General Leave”