Political Quotes

“Senators, I will be brief. It is so unfortunate that the House walked away from the work we did, the bipartisan work we did together--79 votes. My goodness. We can't get that these days for Mother's Day. So it was fantastic what we did: the work of Senator Wyden and Senator Hatch, the work of Senator Carper and Senator Corker, the work of Senator Vitter in our committee that I as chair. It is very sad because what we wanted to do was to take care of this problem this year, in this Congress, on our watch, not kick the can down the road. That is what they chose to do in the House. It is most unfortunate, and their pay-fors were just a lot of smoke and mirrors. Having said all of that, we all know--and colleagues have asked me how am I going to vote--that we can't walk away from the highway trust fund. We can't let it stagger and fall. Millions of jobs and thousands of businesses depend on it. So I will be voting aye, and I will be working with Senator Wyden and the rest of my friends and colleagues to make sure we get a multiyear bill as soon as possible. Thank you. I yield the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing to the motion. The yeas and nays have been ordered. The clerk will call the roll. The legislative clerk called the roll. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Ms. Baldwin). Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote?”