Political Quotes

“I call up amendment No. 2663 to the resolution and ask that it be reported by number. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The bill clerk read as follows: The Senator from Maryland [Ms. Mikulski] proposes an amendment numbered 2663. The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To amend the resolving clause) On page 4, line 1, strike ``it is the sense of the Senate that'' and insert ``the Senate''. On page 4, strike line 2 and all that follows through page 5, line 23, and insert the following: (1) commends ORWH for its work over the past 25 years to improve and save the lives of women worldwide and expresses that ORWH must remain intact for this and future generations; (2) recognizes that there remain striking sex and gender differences among many diseases and conditions on which ORWH should continue to focus; (3) encourages ORWH to continue to focus on ensuring that NIH supports biomedical research that considers sex as a biological variable across the research spectrum; and (4) encourages the Director of the NIH to continue to consult and involve ORWH on all matters related to the influence of sex and gender on health, especially those matters pertaining to the consideration of sex as a biological variable in research with vertebrate animals and humans. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there further debate on the amendment? If not, the question is on agreeing to the amendment. The amendment (No. 2663) was agreed to. The PRESIDING OFFICER.…”