Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I have a modification at the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The amendment will be so modified. The amendment, as modified, is as follows: On page 264, between lines 9 and 10, insert the following: SEC. 153. BUYING GOODS PRODUCED IN THE UNITED STATES. (a) Compliance.--None of the funds made available under this title to carry out parts A and B of subtitle V of title 49, United States Code, may be expended by any entity unless the entity agrees that such expenditures will comply with the requirements under this section. (b) Preference.-- (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Transportation may not obligate any funds appropriated under this title to carry out parts A and B of subtitle V of title 49, United States Code, unless all the steel, iron, and manufactured products used in the project are produced in the United States. (2) Waiver.--The Secretary of Transportation may waive the application of paragraph (1) in circumstances in which the Secretary determines that-- (A) such application would be inconsistent with the public interest; (B) such materials and products produced in the United States are not produced in a sufficient and reasonably available amount or are not of a satisfactory quality; or (C) inclusion of domestic material would increase the cost of the overall project by more than 25 percent.…”