Political Quotes

“Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the committee-reported substitute amendment be considered; the Carper- Coburn amendment, which is at the desk, be agreed to; the committee substitute, as amended, be agreed to; the bill, as amended, be read a third time and the Senate proceed to vote on passage of the bill, as amended. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment (No. 4000) was agreed to. (The amendment is printed in today's Record under ``Text of Amendments.'') The committee-reported amendment in the nature of a substitute, as amended, was agreed to. The amendments were ordered to be engrossed and the bill to be read a third time. The bill was read the third time. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The bill having been read the third time, the question is, Shall the bill pass? The bill (H.R. 4007), as amended, was passed.”