Political Quotes

“I am, in its current form. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion to recommit. The Clerk read as follows: Mr. Blumenauer moves to recommit the bill H.R. 5021 to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure with instructions to report the same back to the House forthwith with the following amendment: At the end of title I, add the following: Subtitle E--Modification of Extension Period SEC. 1401. EXTENSION OF PROGRAMS THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2014. In this title, including the amendments made by this title any reference to ``May 31, 2015'' shall be treated as a reference to ``December 31, 2014''. Add at the end of the bill the following: TITLE III--SENSE OF HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SEC. 3001. SENSE OF HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES REGARDING NEED TO PASS LONG-TERM TRANSPORTATION FUNDING BILL. (a) Findings.--The House of Representatives finds the following: (1) The Highway Trust Fund is projected to become insolvent before the end of the fiscal year. (2) The user-fee principle upon which the Highway Trust Fund was established is eroding. (3) Since 2008, Congress has transferred $54 billion from the general fund to the Highway Trust Fund. (4) The primary funding mechanisms for the Highway Trust Fund have not been fundamentally addressed since 1993.…”