Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, pursuant to House Resolution 533, I call up the bill (H.R. 2792) to amend the Social Security Act to make certain revisions to provisions limiting payment of benefits to fugitive felons under titles II, VIII, and XVI of the Social Security Act, and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 533, the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Ways and Means, printed in the bill, is adopted and the bill, as amended, is considered read. The text of the bill, as amended, is as follows: H.R. 2792 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 ``Control Unlawful Fugitive Felons Act of 2017''. SEC. 2. REVISIONS TO PROVISIONS LIMITING PAYMENT OF BENEFITS TO FUGITIVE FELONS UNDER TITLE XVI OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT. (a) Fugitive Felon Warrant Requirement.--Section 1611(e)(4)(A)(i) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1382(e)(4)(A)(i)) is amended-- (1) by striking ``fleeing to avoid'' and inserting ``the subject of an arrest warrant for the purpose of''; (2) by striking ``the place from which the person flees'' the first place it appears and inserting ``the jurisdiction issuing the warrant''; and (3) by striking ``the place from which the person flees'' the second place it appears and inserting ``the jurisdiction''.…”