Political Quotes

“Put simply, H.R. 3106 is a commonsense bill that will improve transparency into a growing homeland security threat. Mr. Speaker, I urge my House colleagues to support this critical legislation, and I reserve the balance of my time. House of Representatives, Committee on the Judiciary, Washington, DC, September 19, 2019. Hon. Bennie Thompson, Chairman, Committee on Homeland Security, House of Representatives, Washington, DC. Dear Chairman Thompson: This is to advise you that the Committee on the Judiciary has now had an opportunity to review the provisions in H.R. 3106, the ``Domestic Terrorism DATA Act,'' that fall within our Rule X jurisdiction. I appreciate your consulting with us on those provisions. The Judiciary Committee has no objection to your including them in the resolution for consideration on the House floor, and to expedite that consideration is willing to forgo action on H.R. 2106, with the understanding that we do not thereby waive any future jurisdictional claim over those provisions or their subject matters. In the event a House-Senate conference on this or similar legislation is convened, the Judiciary Committee reserves the right to request an appropriate number of conferees to address any concerns with these or similar provisions that may arise in conference. Please place this letter into the Congressional Record during consideration of the measure on the House floor.…”