Political Quotes

“Madam President, reserving the right to object, I would just note that this is a matter--and I appreciate the majority leader's desire to bring this to conclusion. It has been worked on now for quite some time. Unfortunately, the language that has just been presented to our side has not been widely shared. I have not actually read it yet. It was apparently brought over at 10:38 this morning. When I came to the floor, it was described to me. As described, it would be weaker than President Obama's policy. Given the fact that this is a matter on which Democrats and Republicans and the administration and the Senate have been in pretty close accord in dealing with the country of Iran and its nuclear ambitions, I would hope we could ensure that the language is agreed to by all. There seems to be an important piece missing, and we certainly need the time to talk to folks to see why that is so, whether it can be put back in or, if it cannot, then to be able to discuss it because we certainly do not want something that is weaker than the administration's current policy. So I would hope we could have some time over the weekend and perhaps on Monday, when enough of the Members can be apprised of what has actually been proposed here, and see if our colleagues on the other side would be willing to make the accommodation that we may need to have made here. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Missouri.”