Douglas Alexander said "I simply would say that it is reassuring to see the chairman of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee come to the floor and hear him say: Let the political chips fall where they may, while denying he had any political motives in his comments. I tried to begin the remarks here... But sometimes I wish it were more about substance and less about politics. This is an opportunity when we can talk more about substance. We have our principled differences of opinion on where we go from here, but we have agreed on the temporary. As the Senator from New York said: Good from the House; better from the Senate. I agree with that." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordFebruary 7, 2008

I simply would say that it is reassuring to see the chairman of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee come to the floor and hear him say: Let the political chips fall where they may, while denying he had any political motives in his comments. I tried to begin the remarks here... But sometimes I wish it were more about substance and less about politics. This is an opportunity when we can talk more about substance. We have our principled differences of opinion on where we go from here, but we have agreed on the temporary. As the Senator from New York said: Good from the House; better from the Senate. I agree with that.

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Douglas Alexander

Labour Party

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Editor's note · Context

Discussing the need for substance over politics in Senate debates.

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