Political Quotes

“I am in its present form. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion to recommit. The Clerk read as follows: Mr. Connolly of Virginia moves to recommit the bill H.R. 1229 to the Committee on Natural Resources with instructions to report the same back to the House forthwith with the following amendment: On page 4, after line 6, insert the following new paragraph (and redesignate accordingly): ``(3) Coastal restoration.--The Secretary shall not issue a permit under paragraph (1) to any applicant that has been required to pay a civil penalty, a criminal fine, or monetary damages resulting from the applicant's activities on the outer Continental Shelf, until such penalties, fines, or damages have been paid in full, or the applicant has entered a formal agreement to pay such penalties, fines, or damages, in order to redress economic and environmental harm caused to the Gulf of Mexico Region.”