Political Quotes

“Madam President, under the previous agreement we were able to get to last evening, I call up the amendments I previously cited. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will report. The bill clerk read as follows: The Senator from Louisiana [Ms. Landrieu] proposes amendments en bloc numbered 236, 277, 215, 217, 281, 273, and 286. The amendments are as follows: amendment no. 236 (Purpose: To prohibit the regulation of greenhouse gases from certain sources) At the end, add the following: SEC. __. GREENHOUSE GAS-RELATED EXEMPTIONS FROM PERMITTING REQUIREMENTS. (a) Purposes.--The purposes of this section are-- (1) to ensure that the greenhouse gas emissions from certain sources will not require a permit under the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.); and (2) to exempt greenhouse gas emissions from certain agricultural sources from permitting requirements under that Act. (b) Amendment.--Title III of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7601 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``SEC. 329. GREENHOUSE GAS-RELATED EXEMPTIONS FROM PERMITTING REQUIREMENTS. ``(a) Definition of Greenhouse Gas.--In this section, the term `greenhouse gas' means any of the following: ``(1) Carbon dioxide. ``(2) Methane. ``(3) Nitrous oxide. ``(4) Sulfur hexafluoride. ``(5) Hydrofluorocarbons. ``(6) Perfluorocarbons. ``(7) Nitrogen trifluoride.…”