Political Quotes

“On behalf of the people of Tennessee, whom I represent, and the American people, as well, I wish to thank the Senator from Iowa for his leadership on these two bills, but particularly on the compounding pharmacy bill. Our differences of opinion in the Senate are well advertised on ObamaCare, on debt, on Syria, and on a whole variety of matters. In fact, one would say the reason we exist is to debate the big issues that haven't been resolved somewhere else. There is another aspect of the Senate that is rarely well advertised, and that is when we get a result. Sometimes the results take a long time, involve a lot of people, and are very difficult to reach, and that is the case with this bill. Had not Senator Harkin been patient, as well as aggressive at the same time, in working with Republicans and Democrats and with Members of the House, we would not have reached this point today. It is important to call the attention of the American people to this result, these two pieces of legislation. One makes it clear who is in charge, as Senator Harkin said, who is on the flagpole when it comes to making sure the sterile drugs that are injected into your back--because a person has back pain--are safe so that they don't end up with a horrible death from fungal meningitis. Who is responsible for preventing that?…”