Political Quotes

“I will reserve the rest of the time for the Senator to close. So tell me when I have used that 1\1/2\ minutes, and the Senator will have 1 minute left. Today, Mr. President, was a very rough day for us to get to this moment. I thank everyone who came together to finally get this moving. Let me tell you why we are at a critical moment. We clearly have to keep the FAA going, and we are. I think we are going to win that amendment. On transportation, Senator Paul has offered an amendment that technically doesn't do anything, but it is his intent, as he said, to cut the funding by one-third. If that amendment were to pass, and if his intent was carried out, it would mean we would lose 608,000 jobs right away--608,000 jobs right away. We can't afford to do that. The funding is in this bill. There is no need to cut this bill. It is paid for, and we are ready to go. Republicans and Democrats on the Environment and Public Works Committee are in agreement on a clean extension. I thank my ranking member. As everyone knows, we do not see eye to eye on the environment, and that is an understatement. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator has used her allotted time.”