Political Quotes

“Mr. President, when the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation filed its report on S. 2044, the Consumer Review Freedom Act of 2015, the estimate of the Congressional Budget Office was not available. The estimate has since been received. I ask unanimous consent that the estimate from the Congressional Budget Office be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: U.S. Congress, Congressional Budget Office, Washington, DC, December 9, 2015. Hon. John Thune, Chairman, Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, U.S. Senate, Washington, DC. Dear Mr. Chairman: The Congressional Budget Office has prepared the enclosed cost estimate for S. 2044, the Consumer Review Freedom Act of 2015. If you wish further details on this estimate, we will be pleased to provide them. The CBO staff contact is Susan Willie. Sincerely, Keith Hall. S. 2044--Consumer Review Freedom Act of 2015 S. 2044 would void provisions of certain types of contracts that: Restrict the ability of a party to the contract from publishing a review or analysis of the performance of another party under the contract; Impose a penalty or fee for publishing such a review; and Transfer or require the transfer of any rights to the intellectual property of the person who created the review.…”