Political Quotes

“OK, I will just hold the floor forever. That is fine. I say to my friend, you have been through these kinds of wars before when you were standing alone trying to stop drilling in the Arctic. I remember all of our colleagues saying: Oh, my God, this is terrible. This drilling in the Arctic is on the military bill. Imagine--drilling in the Arctic. They put it on the national defense bill. My friend was approached, and she was told: Senator, you are going to bring down the entire defense of this country if you don't back off. My friend said: I don't think so. All you have to do is strip this Arctic rider, and we are done. Am I right in my recollection of that?”