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 the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. The total amount of appropriations made available by this Act is hereby reduced by $8,500,000,000, not to be derived from amounts of appropriations made available-- (1) by title I (``Military Personnel''); (2) under the heading ``Defense Health Program'' in title VI (``Other Department of Defense Programs''); or (3) by title IX (``Overseas Contingency Operations''). The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman is recognized for 5 minutes.”