Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1374) to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to make improvements to the Securing the Cities program, and for other purposes. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The text of the bill is as follows: H.R. 1374 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 ``Securing the Cities Improvement Act''. SEC. 2. STC PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY, METRICS, AND CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT. Section 1928 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 596b) is amended-- (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``high-risk urban areas'' and inserting ``jurisdictions designated under subsection (c)''; (2) by amending paragraph (7) of subsection (b) to read as follows: ``(7) establish performance metrics and milestones for the STC program, monitor expenditures for the program, and track the performance against program metrics and milestones; and''; (3) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ``from among high- risk urban areas under section 2003'' and inserting ``based on the capability and capacity of the jurisdiction relating to preparedness and response, as well as the relative threat to such jurisdiction, vulnerability of such jurisdiction, and consequences for such jurisdiction, regarding terrorist attacks and other high-consequence events utilizing nuclear or other radiological materials''; and (4) by amending subsection (d) to…”