Political Quotes

“Madam Chair, on rollcall Nos. 695 and 696, I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``aye'' on 695 and ``aye'' on 696. The CHAIR. The question is on the amendment in the nature of a substitute, as amended. The amendment was agreed to. The CHAIR. Under the rule, the Committee rises. Accordingly, the Committee rose; and the Speaker pro tempore (Mr. Grimm) having assumed the chair, Mrs. Miller of Michigan, Chair of the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union, reported that that Committee, having had under consideration the bill (H.R. 1892) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2012 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, the Community Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, and for other purposes, and, pursuant to House Resolution 392, reported the bill back to the House with an amendment adopted in the Committee of the Whole. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under the rule, the previous question is ordered. Pursuant to clause 1(c) of rule XIX, further consideration of H.R. 1892 is postponed. ____________________”