Political Quotes

“I ask unanimous consent that the bill be read a third time and passed and the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table, with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The bill (S. 793) was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading, was read the third time, and passed, as follows: S. 793 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 ``Organization of American States Revitalization and Reform Act of 2013''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress makes the following findings: (1) The Charter of the Organization of American States recognizes that-- (A) representative democracy is indispensable for the stability, peace, and development of the Western Hemisphere; and (B) a purpose of the Organization of American States is to promote and consolidate representative democracy, with due respect for the principle of nonintervention. (2) The United States supports the purposes and principles enshrined in-- (A) the Charter of the Organization of American States; (B) the Inter-American Democratic Charter; and (C) the American Declaration on the Rights and Duties of Man. (3) The United States supports the Organization of American States in its efforts with all member states to meet our commitments under the instruments set forth in paragraph (2).…”