Political Quotes

“I have a motion at the desk. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion to recommit. The Clerk read as follows: Mr. Walberg moves to recommit the bill (H.R. 5129) to the Committee on Education and Labor. The material previously referred to by Mr. Walberg is as follows: Beginning on page 36, strike line 23 and all that follows through line 3 on page 37. Page 39, after line 8, insert the following: ``SEC. 680A. OPERATIONAL RULE. ``(a) Religious Organizations Included as Nongovernmental Providers.--For any program carried out by the Federal Government, or by a State or local government under this subtitle, the government shall consider, on the same basis as other nongovernmental organizations, religious organizations to provide the assistance under the program, so long as the program is implemented in a manner consistent with the Establishment Clause of the first amendment to the Constitution. Neither the Federal Government nor a State or local government receiving funds under this subtitle shall discriminate against an organization that provides assistance under, or applies to provide assistance under, this subtitle, on the basis that the organization has a religious character.…”