Political Quotes

“we have made some progress today. We have laid out, through the good work of the leadership of this body, with Senator Reid and Senator McConnell, a means of going forward on Tuesday. We have now had over 2 weeks of debate on FISA. I think not only the fact that everything that could be said pro and con of all the amendments has been said, but I believe we have given everybody a chance to say it. The good news is that when Tuesday comes around, we will have short time agreements and proceed to vote on these critically important amendments, and then we hope cloture and, if cloture is invoked, final passage, with everybody having an opportunity to express themselves. Again, I personally express my thanks to the leadership, to the members of the committee who stood with us and our staff, and I thank our colleagues for letting us come to this position where we see the end in sight.”