Political Quotes

“Madam President, with that little update on the weather--and again, a recognition of the hardy souls who kind of like winter--I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 11 a.m., Wednesday, January 27; that following the prayer and pledge, the morning hour be deemed expired, the Journal of proceedings be approved to date, and the time for the two leaders be reserved for their use later in the day; further, that following leader remarks, the Senate begin consideration of S. 2012; finally, that the Senate recess from 12:30 p.m. until 2:15 p.m. to allow for the weekly conference meetings. Program Before we conclude, I do want to let Members know that we are very serious about moving quickly and aggressively on the Energy Policy Modernization Act when we take it up tomorrow. Given that we have a very shortened workweek and a lot to do, I am going to ask colleagues to engage with us. Senator Cantwell and I have both been here all weekend working on this. I am not carrying this binder around because I want to keep my muscles in shape for the next shoveling. I am carrying it around because we have good stuff within this Energy Policy Modernization Act that we want to get moved through. It is going to require a great level of cooperation, but we are going to be ready to hit the ground running and try to move quickly through this very, very important legislation. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore.…”