Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (S. 2200) to reauthorize the National Integrated Drought Information System, and for other purposes. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The text of the bill is as follows: S. 2200 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 ``National Integrated Drought Information System Reauthorization Act of 2018''. SEC. 2. NATIONAL INTEGRATED DROUGHT INFORMATION SYSTEM PROGRAM. (a) In General.--Section 3 of the National Integrated Drought Information System Act of 2006 (15 U.S.C. 313d) is amended-- (1) in subsection (b)-- (A) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ``in order to make usable, reliable, and timely forecasts of drought, including'' and inserting ``, including precipitation, soil moisture, and evaporative demand, in order to make usable, reliable, and timely forecasts of drought and''; (B) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``watershed,'' after ``regional,''; (C) in paragraph (4)-- (i) by inserting ``, through interagency agreements'' after ``integrate''; and (ii) by inserting ``information'' after ``warning''; (D) by amending paragraph (5) to read as follows: ``(5) utilize existing forecasting and assessment programs and partnerships, including forecast communication coordinators and cooperative institutes, and improvements in seasonal precipitation and temperature, subseasonal precipitation and temperatur…”