Political Quotes

“Madam Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 113) to require the purchase of domestically made flags of the United States of America for use by the Federal Government. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The text of the bill is as follows: H.R. 113 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 ``All-American Flag Act''. SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT FOR AGENCIES TO BUY DOMESTICALLY MADE UNITED STATES FLAGS. (a) Requirement for Agencies To Buy Domestically Made United States Flags.-- (1) In general.--Chapter 63 of title 41, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: ``Sec. 6310. Requirement for agencies to buy domestically made United States flags ``(a) Requirement.--Except as provided in subsections (b) through (d), funds appropriated or otherwise available to an agency may not be used for the procurement of any flag of the United States, unless such flag has been 100 percent manufactured in the United States from articles, materials, or supplies that have been grown or 100 percent produced or manufactured in the United States. ``(b) Availability Exception.--Subsection (a) does not apply to the extent that the head of the agency concerned determines that satisfactory quality and sufficient quantity of a flag described in such subsection cannot be procured as and when needed at United States market prices.…”