Political Quotes

“Thank you very much. I was close. I wish to let Senator Snowe know what my plan is at this time. First, I am going to yield some time on another subject--but it will be used on our time--to Senator Whitehouse, who has something very important pertaining to his State, and then I am going to come back and take as much time as I might consume and it will not be that long. I wish to lay out where we are in this debate, why this bill is so important, and I am going to make some remarks about Senator Snowe's amendment. So I do not know exactly how long it will take, but I will do it as quickly as I can and retain the remainder of my time. But at this time, I yield 10 minutes of my time to Senator Whitehouse. Senator Whitehouse is coming back into the Chamber with his charts, and I reiterate, I will yield the first 10 minutes of my time to Senator Whitehouse. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Brown of Ohio). The Senator from Rhode Island is recognized.”