Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 524) to amend the Coastal Barrier Resources Act to create an exemption for certain shoreline borrow sites, as amended. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The text of the bill is as follows: H.R. 524 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. FEDERAL COASTAL STORM RISK MANAGEMENT PROJECTS. Section 6(a) of the Coastal Barrier Resources Act (16 U.S.C. 3505(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(7) Use of a sand source within a System unit by Federal coastal storm risk management projects or their predecessor projects that have used a system unit for sand to nourish adjacent beaches outside the System pursuant to section 5 of the Act of August 18, 1941 (commonly known as the `Flood Control Act of 1941') (55 Stat. 650, chapter 377; 33 U.S.C. 701n) at least once between December 31, 2008 and December 31, 2023 in response to an emergency situation prior to December 31, 2023.''. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. Tiffany) and the gentleman from California (Mr. Huffman) each will control 20 minutes. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Wisconsin. General Leave”