Political Quotes

“Mr. President, if you sense some emotion and anger in my voice, I have it. I am shocked and deeply saddened that my friend would come here and object, when for days and days and days he told me--he told me--he would not do this. My friend told me he would not object. This bill has the support of 81 Senators. To come here and object that his committee, which I am so proud to be--as a matter of fact, I am a senior person on that committee. My chairman is one of the great chairmen of the U.S. Senate. We bent over backward. I wanted to offer this on Monday with Senator Blunt. He was disappointed. I said: I am talking to Senator Corker. We are trying to work together. Eighty one Senators support this, and 1 Senator comes and says: Oh, it is a little bit--we need to go to the committee. There is a war going on. Hamas has put on its channel proudly showing terrorists going through tunnels. This bill is absolutely critical. It is an updated version of the bipartisan legislation we introduced last March. We worked for 16 months. We had issues with the visa waiver. We tried to take it through the committee in May. They tried to attach amendments on Iran. We need to work hard with the administration on the Iran issue. It is critical. But there is a war going on. This bill is critical, and I am so grateful to Senator Blunt and all of my cosponsors. In passing this bill today, the Senate would send a clear and unequivocal message. Let's be clear. We are leaving town.…”