Political Quotes

“I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from Tennessee will be postponed. Amendment No. 67 Offered by Mr. LaMalfa The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 67 printed in part A of House Report 118-261. Mr. LaMALFA. Mr. Chair, I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 193, after line 2, insert the following: Sec. 493. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used for the establishment or modification of a national monument in Colusa County, California, under chapter 3203 of title 54, United States Code (commonly referred to as the ``Antiquities Act of 1906''). The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 838, the gentleman from California (Mr. LaMalfa) and a Member opposed each will control 5 minutes. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from California. {time} 1400 Mr. LaMALFA. Mr. Chair, in 1906, the Antiquities Act was passed by Congress to give the President authority to declare our national monuments were historical landmarks and structures. But this act required that declaration be confined to the smallest possible area to do a given job. In 2023, we see the original intent of this bill has become almost unrecognizable.…”