Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 2587 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. ASSUMPTION BY STATES OF CERTAIN ESA RESPONSIBILITIES. (a) In General.--The Endangered Species Act of 1973 is amended by inserting after section 6 (16 U.S.C. 1535) the following: ``SEC. 6A. ASSUMPTION BY STATES OF CERTAIN RESPONSIBILITIES RELATING TO HIGHWAY PROJECTS. ``(a) Establishment.-- ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall carry out an assignment program (referred to in this section as the `program') to allow States to assume certain responsibilities of the Secretary with respect to agency actions applicable to highway projects within the State. ``(2) Assumption of responsibility.-- ``(A) In general.--Subject to the other requirements of this section, on written agreement of the Secretary and a State (which may be in the form of a memorandum of understanding), the Secretary may assign, and the State may assume, the responsibilities of the Secretary under subsections (a) and (b) of section 7 with respect to agency actions (as defined in subsection (a)(2) of that section) that are applicable to 1 or more highway projects in the State.…”