Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, pursuant to House Resolution 653, I call up the bill (H.R. 2745) to amend the Clayton Act and the Federal Trade Commission Act to provide that the Federal Trade Commission shall exercise authority with respect to mergers only under the Clayton Act and only in the same procedural manner as the Attorney General exercises such authority, and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 653, the bill is considered read. The text of the bill is as follows: H.R. 2745 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 ``Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act of 2015''. SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE CLAYTON ACT. The Clayton Act (15 U.S.C. 12 et seq.) is amended-- (1) by striking section 4F and inserting the following: ``SEC. 4F. ACTIONS BY ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES OR THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION.…”