Political Quotes

“I have an amendment at the desk. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of subtitle E of title VIII, add the following new section: SEC. 8__. MODIFICATIONS TO GOVERNMENTWIDE GOALS FOR SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS. Section 15(g)(1)(A) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644(g)(1)) is amended-- (1) in clause (i), by striking ``23 percent'' and inserting ``25 percent''; (2) in clause (ii), by striking ``3 percent'' and inserting ``4 percent''; (3) in clause (iii), by striking ``3 percent'' and inserting ``4 percent''; (4) in clause (iv), by striking ``at not less than'' and all that follows and inserting the following: ``at not less than-- ``(I) 11 percent of the total value of all prime contract and subcontract awards for fiscal year 2022; ``(II) 12 percent of the total value of all prime contract and subcontract awards for fiscal year 2023; ``(III) 13 percent of the total value of all prime contract and subcontract awards for fiscal year 2024; and ``(IV) 15 percent of the total value of all prime contract and subcontract awards for fiscal year 2025 and each fiscal year thereafter.''; and (5) in clause (v), by striking ``at not less than'' and all that follows and inserting the following: ``at not less than-- ``(I) 6 percent of the total value of all prime contract and subcontract awards for each of fiscal years 2022 and 2023; and ``(II) 7 percent of the total value of all prime contract an…”