Political Quotes

“I am opposed. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion to recommit. The Clerk read as follows: Mr. Cicilline moves to recommit the bill H.R. 761 to the Committee on Natural Resources with instructions to report the same back to the House forthwith with the following amendment: At the end of title I (page 12, after line 2), add the following new sections: SEC. 105. PROHIBITIONS REGARDING CHINA AND IRAN. (a) Prohibition on Export.--Each Federal mineral exploration or mine permit issued pursuant to this Act shall include provisions that prohibit export to China or Iran of strategic and critical minerals produced under the permit. (b) Prohibition on Issuance of Permits.--No Federal mineral exploration or mine permit may be issued pursuant to this Act to any company in which China or Iran has an ownership interest. (c) Presidential Waiver of Prohibitions With Respect to China.--The President may waive the prohibitions under subsections (a) and (b) with respect to China upon certification that the Government of China has removed its export restraints on strategic and critical minerals. SEC. 106. PROHIBITION ON ISSUANCE OF PERMITS TO PERSONS, CORPORATIONS, AND SUBSIDIARIES CONVICTED OF VIOLATING SANCTIONS LAWS. No Federal mineral exploration or mine permit shall be issued pursuant to this Act to a person, corporation, partnership, trust, or other form of business organization that has been convicted of violating the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 (50 U.S.C.…”