Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that upon the conclusion of the postcloture time, the pending germane Feinstein amendment, No. 1126, be the pending business; that the Senate proceed to vote in relation to the following Feinstein amendments in the order listed: Feinstein amendment No. 1126, Feinstein amendment No. 1456; that there be 2 minutes equally divided in the usual form prior to the second vote--there will be more time than that prior to the first vote; that no amendment be in order to either amendment prior to the votes, and that all postcloture time be considered expired at 6 p.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Mr. McCAIN. Reserving the right to object, and I will not object, for the benefit of our colleagues, after spirited discussions for a long period of time we have reached a compromise with the Senator from California on language concerning detainees and there are certain Members on my side who wanted a vote on the original amendment as written. We modified it, so that there will be a vote on the original Feinstein amendment and then on the one which is modified by agreement among most of the people involved. There may be some who will still oppose it, but we have reached an agreement among the Senator from California, the chairman, myself, the Senator from Idaho, the Senator from South Carolina and others, that I think will be agreeable to the majority of the Members.…”