Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Alexander-Murray substitute amendment at the desk be agreed to. I further ask that the bill, as amended, be read a third time and passed, and that the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment (No. 1215) in the nature of a substitute was agreed to, as follows: (Purpose: In the nature of a substitute) Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the following: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``WIOA Technical Amendments Act''. SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT. (a) Designation of Areas Served by Rural Concentrated Employment Programs as Local Areas.-- (1) In general.--Section 106(b) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3121(b)) is amended-- (A) by redesignating paragraphs (5) and (6) as paragraphs (6) and (7), respectively; and (B) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following: ``(5) Areas served by rural concentrated employment programs.--The Governor may approve, under paragraph (2) or (3), a request for designation as a local area from an area described in section 107(c)(1)(C).''. (b) Local Workforce Development Boards.--Section 107(i)(1)(B) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 3122(i)(1)(B)) is amended by striking ``the day before the date of enactment of this Act'' and inserting ``the day before the date of enactment of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998''.…”