Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1836) to amend title 46, United States Code, to make technical corrections with respect to ocean shipping authorities, and for other purposes, as amended. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The text of the bill is as follows: H.R. 1836 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Ocean Shipping Reform Implementation Act of 2023''. TITLE I--FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION SEC. 101. PURPOSES. Section 40101 of title 46, United States Code, is amended-- (1) in paragraph (1) by striking ``with'' and all that follows through ``regulatory costs''; (2) in paragraph (2) by striking ``in the ocean commerce of the United States'' and inserting ``for the common carriage of goods by water in the foreign commerce of the United States''; (3) in paragraph (3) by striking ``and'' at the end; (4) in paragraph (4)-- (A) by striking ``promote'' and inserting ``support''; and (B) by striking ``, and'' and all that follows through the period and inserting ``; and''; and (5) by adding at the end the following: ``(5) promote reciprocal trade in the common carriage of goods by water in the foreign commerce of the United States.''. SEC. 102. DEFINITIONS.…”