Political Quotes

“Madam Chair, I rise today to introduce my amendment to H.R. 1. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 449, strike lines 14 through 20 and insert the following: ``(c) Prohibiting Certain Candidates From Qualifying as Participating Candidates.-- ``(1) Candidates with multiple civil penalties.--If the Commission assesses 3 or more civil penalties under subsection (a) against a candidate (with respect to either a single election or multiple elections), the Commission may refuse to certify the candidate as a participating candidate under this title with respect to any subsequent election, except that if each of the penalties were assessed as the result of a knowing and willful violation of any provision of this Act, the candidate is not eligible to be certified as a participating candidate under this title with respect to any subsequent election. ``(2) Candidates subject to criminal penalty.--A candidate is not eligible to be certified as a participating candidate under this title with respect to an election if a penalty has been assessed against the candidate under section 309(d) with respect to any previous election. ``(d) Imposition of Criminal Penalties.--For criminal penalties for the failure of a participating candidate to comply with the requirements of this title, see section 309(d).''. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 172, the gentleman from Maine (Mr.…”