Political Quotes

“I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Add, at the end of the bill, the following: SEC. 12. GAO REPORT. Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to the Congress a report on the cost effectiveness of the amendments made by this Act. Such report shall include the following: (1) A list of all additional costs and resources that each agency will have to expend to carry out this Act and the amendments made by this Act. (2) The effect of this Act and the amendments made by this Act on the efficiency of the rule making process (including the amount of time required to make and implement a new rule). (3) To what extent this Act or the amendments made by this Act will impact the making and implementation of new rules in the event of an emergency. (4) The overall effectiveness of this Act or the amendments made by this Act (including the extent to which agencies are in compliance with the Act or the amendments to the Act). The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 477, the gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. Jackson Lee) and a Member opposed each will control 5 minutes. The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from Texas.”