Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to temporarily set aside the pending amendment and call up my amendment No. 836. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will report. The assistant legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from New Jersey [Mr. Lautenberg], for himself, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Menendez, and Mrs. Gillibrand, proposes an amendment numbered 836 to amendment No. 738. The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To provide adequate funding for Economic Development Administration disaster relief grants pursuant to the agreement on disaster relief funding included in the Budget Control Act of 2011) On page 88, between lines 8 and 9, insert the following: For an additional amount for ``Economic Development Assistance Programs'' for expenses related to disaster relief, long-term recovery, and restoration of infrastructure in areas that received a major disaster designation in 2011 pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122(2)), $365,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That such amount is designated by Congress as being for disaster relief pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Public Law 99-177), as amended.”