Political Quotes

“I have yet to meet a Member who didn't think an amendment they offered was going to improve the bill. We can't make that the criteria. First, I appreciate the Senator raising the issue because it is an important question. I have raised with my colleague and the former chairman, Senator Shelby, a package of amendments, technical or others, where we think there is agreement, although he will have to take a look at them to make that determination, not as a final managers' amendment but to try and clear out those amendments we think can be adopted without taking up time for votes on individual amendments. I invite any Member who has amendments, including my colleague from Tennessee, to give us the amendments he or she has or to show them to Senator Shelby, and we will try to accept them where we can. If there is some problem we can't resolve, then we need to provide the time between now and the conclusion of the bill to consider them. I will do my best to see that happens. Let me take advantage of the question to make a plea to my colleagues. Obviously, there is not an unlimited amount of time to debate this bill.”