Political Quotes

“I know of no further debate on the bill. The PRESIDING OFFICER. If there is no further debate, the bill having been read the third time, the question is, Shall the bill pass? The bill (S. 2514) was passed, as follows: S. 2514 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 ``Colorado River Salinity Control Fix Act''. SEC. 2. SALINITY CONTROL UNITS. Section 205 of the Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Act (43 U.S.C. 1595) is amended-- (1) by striking the section designation and all that follows through ``(a) The Secretary'' and inserting the following: ``SEC. 205. SALINITY CONTROL UNITS; AUTHORITY AND FUNCTIONS OF THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR. ``(a) Allocation of Costs.--The Secretary''; (2) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following: ``(1) Nonreimbursable costs; reimbursable costs.-- ``(A) Nonreimbursable costs.-- ``(i) In general.--In recognition of Federal responsibility for the Colorado River as an interstate stream and for international comity with Mexico, Federal ownership of the land of the Colorado River Basin from which most of the dissolved salts originate, and the policy established in the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C.…”