Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I wish to thank my colleague from Maine for her comments. I very much appreciate her support. We will work with the others if they have questions. I have worked on a number of issues now in my first year in the Senate with my colleague from Rhode Island, and I certainly want to make sure he is comfortable with this commonsense amendment. But I guarantee my colleagues, whether it is in Maine or Alaska or Rhode Island, if our citizens look--it doesn't matter; Democrat or Republican--at an amendment like this, I think the vast majority of them would say: Of course. Of course that is what we should be doing-- protecting our citizens, building infrastructure, protecting the environment, but not making things take forever. That is what we are trying to do. So I appreciate the kind words of the Senator from Maine about the amendment, and I am hoping we can move forward on this tomorrow. Thank you. I yield the floor.”