Political Quotes

“I rise this afternoon to urge my colleagues to invoke cloture on the substitute amendment before us. In debating this measure over the past week, we voted on several amendments. We hope to include dozens more in a managers' package that we are working with the Democrats on that continues to evolve. We sought to achieve a fair process on this package. The bill managers have gone to great lengths to accommodate Members' interests within the framework that has allowed us to make so much progress thus far in the appropriations process. I want to thank my colleagues. I especially thank Senator Leahy for working together with us in a bipartisan way. We hope this will continue to be a constructive process because all of us benefit. In this light, I urge my colleagues to vote yes so we can continue to move forward on this package and build upon the momentum we have generated thus far. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Vermont.”