Political Quotes

“I have an amendment at the desk. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 2, after line 5, insert the following: SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS; SENSE OF CONGRESS. (a) Congressional Findings.--The Congress finds that-- (1) as of March 6, 2021, the Congress had made available $46.6 billion in emergency rental assistance in response to the COVID-19 pandemic; (2) the Department of the Treasury has disbursed these funds to States, cities, counties, territories, Indian tribes, and tribally designated housing entities; and (3) through the end of June 2021, State and local grantees have only provided $3 billion in emergency rental assistance to renters and landlords. (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress that all States and localities should act with due haste and speed to accelerate the provision of emergency rental assistance funds to renters and landlords and that the administration should take any and all necessary steps to assist localities in achieving this goal. Page 2, line 6, strike ``sec. 2'' and insert ``sec. 3''. Page 2, line 12, strike ``December 31, 2021'' and insert ``October 18, 2021''. Mr. HOYER (during the reading). Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that the reading be dispensed with. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from Maryland? There was no objection. The SPEAKER pro tempore.…”