Political Quotes

“I have watched the Senator from Louisiana make a case for this bipartisan bill day after day, and I have heard her lay out why we should come together, Republicans and Democrats, to do something right for small businesses that create 62 percent of all jobs. It is astounding to me that we could not get even one Republican to join with us today. But I do have hope. As we speak, we see the majority leader and the minority leader discussing amendments. I want to ask my friend two questions. The Senator from Maine gave a very impassioned speech saying that the Democrats were the ones who were stopping this legislation. She said all we needed to do was offer "a few" amendments to the Republicans. My first question: Is it not true, I say to my friend who is managing this bill, that, in fact, the majority leader, Harry Reid, did offer the other side a few amendments--clearly did before this cloture vote? And the second question is whether my friend would be willing to share with our colleagues and the people who are engaged in this debate how this bill is perhaps the most bipartisan bill ever to come out of any committee.”