Political Quotes

“Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. (a) Of the funds made available by this Act for each of the following accounts or activities, 10 percent shall be allocated for assistance in persistent poverty counties: (1) ``Department of Agriculture, Rural Development Programs''. (2) ``Department of Commerce, Economic Development Administration, Economic Development Assistance Programs''. (3) ``Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Construction''. (4) ``Department of Education, Fund for the Improvement of Education''. (5) ``Department of Education, Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education''. (6) ``Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, Training and Employment Services''. (7) ``Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration''. (8) ``Department of Housing and Urban Development, Economic Development Initiative''. (9) ``Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs''. (10) ``Environmental Protection Agency, State and Tribal Assistance Grants, Water and Wastewater''. (11) ``Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Transportation Community and System Preservation''. (12) ``Department of the Treasury, Community Development Financial Institutions''.…”