Political Quotes

Madam President, I was necessarily absent for rollcall vote No. 162, on passage of the joint resolution, H.J. Res. 24. Had I been present for the vote, I would have voted nay. ____________________

Mr. President, I just want to say how deeply I regret the objection of the Senator from Kentucky. That is, of course, his right. I gather that he is objecting because he objects to the lateness of the hour and the time with which this…

I would also like to highlight the bipartisan nature of this work--Senator Rubio, as a cosponsor, with Senators Casey and Mullin, who cosponsored provisions of this House bill as well. This bill has passed unanimously out of the House…

Mr. President, we may not be in a quorum call, but I can tell you this, we are in the midst of a 1,200-year drought in the American West that challenges us in extraordinary ways--from vast new insect and disease outbreaks to catastrophic…