Political Quotes

“Mr. President, this explanation reflects the status of negotiations and disposition of issues reached between the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. The explanation shall have the same effect with respect to the implementation of this act as if it were a joint explanatory statement of a conference committee. The explanation comprises three parts: an overview of the application of the annex to accompany this statement, unclassified congressional direction, and a section-by-section analysis of the legislative text. I ask unanimous consent that the joint explanatory statement for the Intelligence Authorization Act for fiscal year 2017 be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: DIVISION N--INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2017 The following is the explanation of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017. This explanation reflects the status of negotiations and disposition of issues reached between the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence (hereinafter, ``the Agreement''). The explanation shall have the same effect with respect to the implementation of this Act as if it were a joint explanatory statement of a conference committee.…”