Political Quotes

“I was interrupted, but let me go back. When he became majority leader, he said the first priority would be to ``restore the Senate to the place the Founders, in their wisdom, had intended, not the hollow shell of the institution [Harry Reid had created].'' Harry Reid was his predecessor. I think I remember him being on the floor, calling Harry Reid the worst majority leader that had ever existed in history. I don't think he was sanctioned for that. He promised ``to open up the legislative process in a way that allows more amendments from both sides.'' Last year, we voted on 26 amendments. In the entire year last year, we voted on 26 amendments. Only eight of those amendments passed, and I think Senator Paul, of Kentucky, had four of those amendments. Sometimes it's going to mean [actually] working more often. Sometimes it's going to mean working late, but restoring the Senate is the right thing to do. We are not working late around here. He said we were going to work on Fridays. Half the time, when Harry Reid was the majority leader, I couldn't go home until Friday. Since the majority leader has been here, I have been home for dinner every Thursday night. He said we need to recommit to what he called a rational, functioning appropriations process. This year, we haven't passed a single appropriations bill in the Senate. Last year, we had the longest government shutdown in American history. ``We need to return to regular order,'' he said.…”