Political Quotes

“I remember when I was doing arguments before a court and the judge would ask me a very salient question that would get to the heart of the matter. And that's where we are today. There's this question to the Republican majority: If you're so sure of your arguments, why not allow a vote on the Senate bill? Otherwise, everything you've said is a smoke screen. It's because you're afraid you'd lose it, or you don't want some people voting ``no'' on the Record. That's really what this is about. And there's a second question: If you believe in bipartisanship, why not allow a vote on a bipartisan bill in the Senate? I quoted three Senators, and three more now have spoken out, Senators Snowe, Wicker and Grassley. Senator Grassley says, if it doesn't pass the House today, there's a chance the payroll tax holiday will be lost. And Senator Wicker says, I'm surprised the House isn't willing to take a 2- month time-out to do something more lasting. So I think the answer is, again, your talk about bipartisanship is totally shallow. The previous speaker said that the Senate said, it's my way or the highway. No, that isn't accurate. The Speaker of the House said to the Senate, get on the road and pass a bill. He never said don't do it. He said do it. {time} 1230 No, the problem is that many people in the House never wanted to extend the payroll tax in the first place.…”