Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 6306) to amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to prohibit the acquisition or lease of a consular or diplomatic post built or owned by an entity beneficially owned by the People's Republic of China, and for other purposes, as amended. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The text of the bill is as follows: H.R. 6306 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Embassy Construction Integrity Act of 2023''. SEC. 2. RESTRICTIONS ON CONSULAR AND DIPLOMATIC POSTS BUILT OR OWNED BY CERTAIN ENTITIES. (a) In General.--The Secretary of State (in this section referred to as the ``Secretary'') shall take such steps as may be necessary to avoid or minimize-- (1) acquiring or leasing a covered building-- (A) with respect to which a covered entity performed covered construction on or after January 1, 1949; or (B) in which a covered entity has an ownership interest; or (2) entering into or renewing a contract or other agreement with a covered entity to perform covered construction with respect to a covered building.…”