Political Quotes

“I urge adoption of the amendment, and I yield back the balance of my time. The CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Washington (Mr. Hastings). The amendment was agreed to. Amendment No. 2 Offered by Mr. DeFazio The CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 2 printed in House Report 112 539. Mr. DeFAZIO. Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 47, after line 16, insert the following new subsection: (k) Condition on Sealaska Export of Unprocessed Timber.-- The conveyance to Sealaska of Federal land under this title shall be subject to an additional covenant that Sealaska comply with the export restrictions on unprocessed timber contained in the Forest Resources Conservation and Shortage Relief Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 620 et seq.) regarding any timber removed from the conveyed land notwithstanding the geographical limitation on the applicability of such Act only to timber originating from lands west of the 100th meridian in the contiguous 48 States. The CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 688, the gentleman from Oregon (Mr. DeFazio) and a Member opposed each will control 5 minutes. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Oregon. Mr. DeFAZIO. Mr. Chairman, my amendment is simple.…”