Political Quotes

“I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 24, after line 21, insert the following: SEC. ___. GAO STUDY ON COMMISSION LEASES. (a) The Comptroller General of the United States shall, in consultation with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission Inspector General, conduct a study and publish a report regarding achieving efficiencies in leasing and rental costs at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. (b) The report shall be published within 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act regarding achieving efficiencies in leasing and rental costs of buildings occupied by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, and shall include recommendations to the Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the congressional committees of jurisdiction regarding the following: (1) Average occupancy rates and leasing costs of buildings across the Federal Government compared to those currently in effect with respect to buildings and locations occupied by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission; (2) Changes to leasing authority that could achieve efficiencies, including the revocation of independent leasing authority and transfer of authority to the Administrator of General Services; (3) The recommendations and responses contained in the report by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission Inspector General, dated June 4, 2014.…”