Political Quotes

“Mr. President, let me echo the comments of all my colleagues who have spoken to the issue. I think the comments Senator Warner just made summarize the issue very well and I will not repeat all those things. The translation of all this for our colleagues is--although I am not making the announcement--that I presume there will be no further formal action in the Senate tonight or tomorrow but that we will be laying down a modification of the amendment that was filed that would include modifications to the perimeter rule and perhaps other matters. We will have an opportunity to discuss that tomorrow, and there will be some opportunity to discuss that Monday, for those who perhaps have already left. In particular, I know some of my colleagues will not return until around 4:30 in the afternoon. I am not going to propound a unanimous-consent request, but I hope, in consultation with the two leaders, we could work out an arrangement whereby at least some of the time on Monday can be reserved for a debate on the amendment that will be filed by, presumably, Senator Hutchison, myself, Senator Ensign and others and that part of that time will also be in the 4:30 to 5:30 timeframe.…”