Political Quotes

“Madam President, I ask unanimous consent to set aside the pending amendment so that I may call up on behalf of Senator Lieberman the side-by-side amendment to the Shelby amendment No. 1491 and on behalf of Senator Portman his amendment No. 1505. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will report. The assistant legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from New York [Mrs. Gillibrand], for Mr. Lieberman, proposes an amendment numbered 1511 to amendment No. 1470. The Senator from New York [Mrs. Gillibrand], for Mr. Portman, proposes an amendment numbered 1505 to amendment No. 1470. The amendments are as follows: Amendment No. 1511 (Purpose: To extend the STOCK Act to ensure that the reporting requirements set forth in the STOCK Act apply to the executive branch and independent agencies) On page 7, strike lines 6 through 9, insert the following: ``(j) Not later than 30 days after any transaction required to be reported under section 102(a)(5)(B), the following persons, if required to file a report under any other subsection of this section subject to any waivers and exclusions, shall file a report of the transaction: ``(1) A Member of Congress. ``(2) An officer or employee of Congress required to file a report under this section. ``(3) The President. ``(4) The Vice President.…”