Political Quotes

“Madam President, what the American people want from us is for us to work together. They don't want partisan political attacks. Here is what is so strange about this particular partisan attack we have just heard. The Senator from Maine said she wants a chance for her side to have ``just a few amendments.'' I ask unanimous consent to have printed in the Record the offer made by the majority leader to allow that. Any of the amendments they wanted, the other side wanted, matched by amendments we wanted. I ask unanimous consent to have that printed in the Record. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: Leader: Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the pending motion to commit be withdrawn, and all pending amendments be withdrawn except #4519, and that the following amendments be the only amendments in order to amendment #4519, with no motions to commit or motions to suspend the rules in order during the pendency of H.R.…”