Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I call up my amendment No. 3210 and ask that it be reported by number. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the amendment by number. The bill clerk read as follows: The Senator from Oklahoma [Mr. Lankford] proposes an amendment numbered 3210 to amendment No. 2953. The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To add provisions relating to acquisition of Federal land under the Land and Water Conservation Fund) On page 426, after line 23, add the following: (e) Certain Land Acquisition Requirements.--Section 200306 of title 54, United States Code (as amended by subsection (d)), is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(e) Non-road Deferred Maintenance Backlog.--If the non- road deferred maintenance backlog on Federal land is greater than $1,000,000,000, acquisitions of land under this section may not exceed the level of deferred maintenance backlog funding. ``(f) Maintenance Needs.--In making an acquisition of land under this section, funds appropriated for the acquisition shall include any funds necessary to address maintenance needs at the time of acquisition on the acquired land.…”