Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Blumenthal amendment to the resolution be agreed to; the resolution, as amended, be agreed to; the Blumenthal amendment to the preamble be agreed to; the preamble, as amended, be agreed to; and the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment (No. 2807) was agreed to, as follows: (Purpose: To urge the international community to condemn the Palestinian terror attacks) On page 5, line 1, strike ``the President and''. The resolution (S. Res. 302), as amended, was agreed to. The amendment (No. 2808) was agreed to, as follows: (Purpose: To add a whereas clause regarding President Obama's condemnation of Palestinian violence against innocent Israeli citizens) Insert after the eleventh whereas clause of the preamble the following: Whereas President Barack Obama condemned in the strongest terms Palestinian violence against innocent Israeli citizens and expressed his ``strong belief that Israel has not just the right, but the obligation to protect itself''; The preamble, as amended, was agreed to. The resolution, as amended, with its preamble, as amended, reads as follows: S. Res.…”