Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 401, S. 4367, the Thomas R. Carper Water Resources Development Act of 2024. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (S. 4367) to provide for improvements to the rivers and harbors of the United States, to provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources, and for other purposes. There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill, which had been reported from the Committee on Environment and Public Works with an amendment to strike all after the enacting clause and insert in lieu thereof the following: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Thomas R. Carper Water Resources Development Act of 2024''. (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 2. Definition of Secretary. TITLE I--GENERAL PROVISIONS Sec. 101. Notice to Congress regarding WRDA implementation. Sec. 102. Prior guidance. Sec. 103. Ability to pay. Sec. 104. Federal interest determinations. Sec. 105. Annual report to Congress. Sec. 106. Processing timelines. Sec. 107. Services of volunteers. Sec. 108. Support of Army civil works missions. Sec. 109. Inland waterway projects. Sec. 110. Leveraging Federal infrastructure for increased water supply. Sec. 111.…”