Political Quotes

“just moments ago I joined a group of my colleagues from the freshman class to talk about the importance of passage of the Defense appropriations bill. Six Members of that class came to speak about the need to pass a bipartisan bill that passed 30 to 0 out of the Appropriations Committee--16 Republicans, 14 Democrats--unanimously. The American people engaged in this debate know the arguments on each side, but that is only one side because it was 30 to 0. There is no opposition, but yet this bill has been held up by a filibuster six times over the past year and a half. So I come to the floor on behalf of my colleagues who are so engaged in this to ask unanimous consent that following the disposition of H.R. 5325, the Senate proceed to H.R. 5293, the Defense appropriations bill. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?”