Political Quotes

“Madam Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 469) to provide for the creation of a Congressional time capsule in commemoration of the semiquincentennial of the United States, and for other purposes. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The text of the bill is as follows: H.R. 469 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Semiquincentennial Congressional Time Capsule Act''. SEC. 2. SEMIQUINCENTENNIAL CONGRESSIONAL TIME CAPSULE. (a) Creation by Architect of the Capitol.--The Architect of the Capitol shall create a Congressional time capsule, to be known as the ``Semiquincentennial Congressional Time Capsule'' (in this Act referred to as the ``Time Capsule''). (b) Contents.-- (1) Determination by congressional leadership.--The Office of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Office of the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Office of the Majority Leader of the Senate, and Office of the Minority Leader of the Senate shall jointly determine the contents of the Time Capsule, taking into account the requirements of paragraph (2).…”