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: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. None of the funds made available by this Act to the Environmental Protection Agency, the Corps of Engineers, or the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement may be used to carry out, implement, administer, or enforce any policy or procedure set forth in-- (1) the memorandum issued by the Environmental Protection Agency and Department of the Army entitled ``Enhanced Surface Coal Mining Pending Permit Coordination Procedures'', dated June 11, 2009; or (2) the guidance (or any revised version thereof) issued by the Environmental Protection Agency entitled ``Improving EPA Review of Appalachian Surface Coal Mining Operations under the Clean Water Act, National Environmental Policy Act, and the Environmental Justice Executive Order'', dated April 1, 2010. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to the order of the House of February 18, 2011, the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Griffith) and a Member opposed each will control 3 minutes. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Virginia.”