Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I call for the regular order with respect to the conference report to accompany H.R. 2670. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The legislative clerk read as follows: The committee on conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 2670) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2024 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes, having met, have agreed that the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate and agree to the same with an amendment and the Senate agree to the same, signed by a majority of the conferees on the part of both Houses. Pending: Schumer motion to recommit the conference report to accompany the bill to the Committee on Conference, with instructions. Schumer amendment No. 1373 (to the instructions of the motion to recommit the conference report to accompany the bill to the Committee on Conference), to modify the effective date. Schumer amendment No. 1374 (to Amendment No. 1373), to modify the effective date.”