Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2297) to promote the development of the Southwest waterfront in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes, as amended. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The text of the bill is as follows: H.R. 2297 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. PROMOTING DEVELOPMENT OF SOUTHWEST WATERFRONT. (a) Updated Description of Property.--Section 1 of the Act entitled ``An Act to authorize the Commissioners of the District of Columbia on behalf of the United States to transfer from the United States to the District of Columbia Redevelopment Land Agency title to certain real property in said District'', approved September 8, 1960 (sec. 6-321.01, D.C. Official Code), is amended by striking all that follows the colon and inserting the following: ``The property located within the bounds of the site the legal description of which is the Southwest Waterfront Project Site (dated October 8, 2009) under Exhibit A of the document titled `Intent to Clarify the Legal Description in Furtherance of Land Disposition Agreement', as filed with the Recorder of Deeds on October 27, 2009 as Instrument Number 2009116776.''. (b) Clarification of Method of Transfer.--Section 1 of such Act (sec. 6-321.01, D.C. Official Code) is amended by inserting ``by one or more quitclaim deeds'' immediately after ``to transfer''.…”