Political Quotes

“I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Insert after section 20220 the following: SEC. 20221. STAFFING PLANS. (a) In General.--Not later than 365 days after the date of enactment of this Act, each local unit of the National Park Service, Bureau of Land Management, and Forest Service shall conduct an outreach plan for disseminating and advertising open civil service positions with functions relating to permitting or natural resources in their offices. Each such plan shall include outreach to local high schools, community colleges, institutions of higher education, and any other relevant institutions, as determined by the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture (as the case may be). (b) Collaboration Permitted.--Such local units of the National Park Service, Bureau of Land Management, and Forest Service located in reasonably close geographic areas may collaborate to produce a joint outreach plan that meets the requirements of subsection (a). The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 260, the gentlewoman from New Mexico (Ms. Leger Fernandez) and a Member opposed each will control 5 minutes. The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from New Mexico.”