Political Quotes

“Let me put this very simply: this is a dishonest procedure. This is a ruse to avoid a straight up-or-down vote on the Senate bill and the 2-month extension. Why not hold a straight vote, as indeed called for under regular order? That's the regular order. Because the Republican majority is afraid of a straight vote. They're afraid some Republicans would vote ``yes,'' and the Senate bill would pass and the President would sign it, and it would become law today. And they don't want other Republicans on record voting against a payroll tax cut. That is the epitome of a ruse. Thirty-nine Republican Senators--39, all but a handful--voted for the bill before us. But what has happened since Saturday's bipartisan Senate bill that Speaker Boehner said was a good deal? Well, the sailors staged a mutiny and the captain decided to surrender. He decided to join the mutiny to keep the ship from coming to port. But the problem is that on board are millions of passengers waiting to dock. This chart shows the number of passengers: 160 million Americans would see their taxes increased; 2.3 million Americans on board looking for work would lose their critical unemployment benefits; and 48 million seniors--Americans on Medicare--will have access to their doctors they know and they trust jeopardized. So I want it clear for these people, all of these people: the Republican vote today is a vote to nowhere. Dick Lugar said that.…”