Political Quotes

“I will be very brief. I am offering this amendment to add $2 million for prisoner reentry programs. I think that reentry programs help offenders to move back into their communities and be productive citizens. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Stearns) for bringing this to my attention. I think the more we can help people, and there is a record number of people that are being released from prisons at this time, the more that we can do and help them as they reenter and become good citizens is good. Mr. Chairman, so I offer that amendment. Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time. The CHAIRMAN. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Wolf.) The amendment was agreed to. Sequential Votes Postponed in Committee of the Whole The CHAIRMAN. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, proceedings will now resume on those amendments on which further proceedings were postponed, in the following order: Amendment No. 21 by Mr. Stearns of Florida. Amendment by Mr. Weiner of New York. Amendment No. 20 by Mr. Stearns of Florida. Amendment No. 16 by Mrs. Musgrave of Colorado. Amendment by Mr. Nadler of New York. Amendment by Mr. Sodrel of Indiana. Amendment by Mr. Hinchey of New York. The Chair will reduce to 2 minutes the time for any electronic vote after the first vote in this series. Amendment No. 21 Offered by Mr. Stearns of Florida The CHAIRMAN.…”