Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 92) granting the consent and approval of Congress for the Commonwealth of Virginia, the State of Maryland, and the District of Columbia to amend the Washington Area Transit Regulation Compact. The Clerk read the title of the joint resolution. The text of the joint resolution is as follows H.J. Res. 92 Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. FINDINGS. Congress finds the following: (1) Congress in title III of the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act (section 3026, Public Law 114-94) provided sole authority to the Secretary of Transportation to appoint Federal Directors to the Board of Directors of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority and required the signatory parties to the Compact to amend the Compact as necessary. (2) Legislation enacted by the State of Maryland, the Commonwealth of Virginia, and the District of Columbia contains the amendments to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Regulation Compact pursuant to section 3026(b) of the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act (Public Law 114- 94). SEC. 2. CONSENT OF CONGRESS TO COMPACT AMENDMENTS.…”