Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 6260) to provide for certain reviews of the use and safety of Federal buildings, and for other purposes, as amended. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The text of the bill is as follows: H.R. 6260 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 ``Federal Oversight of Construction Use and Safety Act'' or the ``FOCUS Act''. SEC. 2. ELIMINATING PROJECT ESCALATIONS. Section 3307(c) of title 40, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: ``The Administrator shall notify, in writing, the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate of any increase of more than 5 percent of an estimated maximum cost or of any increase or decrease in the scope or size of a project of 5 or more percent. Such notification shall include an explanation regarding any such increase or decrease. The scope or size of a project shall not increase or decrease by more than 10 percent unless an amended prospectus is submitted and approved pursuant to this section.'' SEC. 3. PUBLIC SAFETY AT FEDERAL BUILDINGS.…”