Political Quotes

“I thank the leader. First, I just want to thank the Leader so much for his remarks this morning. They are so close to my heart. Frankly, they are close to the hearts of the members of the Environment and Public Works Committee and all the committees that have done their work in a bipartisan way. It is a unique moment when we have four committees complete their work and here we sit. Before I ask my question, I think the people of this country need to understand what is going on. We are wasting, as my friend said, minute after minute, hour after hour, day after day because Republican Senators, for whatever their reasons, want to bring progress in this country to a halt, to a stop. We have to wonder, is this politically motivated? As my friend said, 2 million jobs are at stake. I would say to my friend, it is actually up to 2.8 million because there are 1.8 million jobs we protect, and up to 1 million new jobs we would create because of the bipartisan cooperation we have had across the board in the Senate on the highway bill. So I thank my friend.…”