Political Quotes

“Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 417, after line 7, insert the following: SEC. 941. ASSESSMENT OF CONTRACTOR PERFORMANCE OF CERTAIN FUNCTIONS ON SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS OWNED AND CONTROLLED BY WOMEN AND MINORITIES. No Department of Defense function that is performed by Department of Defense civilian employees and is tied to a certain military base may be converted to performance by a contractor until the Secretary of Defense conducts an outreach program to benefit small business concerns owned and controlled by women (as such term is defined in section 8(d)(3)(D) of the Small Business Act) and small business concerns owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals (as such term is defined in section 8(d)(3)(C) of the Small Business Act) that are located in the geographic area near the military base. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 276, the gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. Jackson Lee) and a Member opposed each will control 5 minutes. The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from Texas.”