Political Quotes

“If the Senator from Arizona would yield for 1 minute, I do not believe Senator Tower was filibustered. There was a delay in getting to that vote. But I do not believe there was a requirement--I may be wrong on this. I do not believe there was a filibuster for the Secretary of Defense nominee at that time, and many Secretary of Defense nominees have been approved in a matter of days, just the way Senator Kerry was approved in a matter of days. So circumstances differ nominee to nominee. I again will not object, based on the statements which we have heard from my friends on the other side of the aisle. Mr. McCAIN. Madam President, I always enjoy some exchanges with my friend, the chairman. But the fact is, as the chairman knows, that was delayed and delayed and delayed. A new allegation came in, it was delayed. A new allegation came in, it was delayed. All those allegations turned out to be false. I will not rewrite history anymore, except to say it was one of the more shameful chapters, in my view, in the history of the Senate. Again, I thank him. I am confident that within 1 week or so we will probably have this vote completed. I do not object to the unanimous consent request. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Mr. McCAIN. Madam President, how much time remains on either side? The PRESIDING OFFICER. There will be 30 minutes on either side. Mr. McCAIN. I yield myself 10 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Mr. McCAIN.…”