Political Quotes

“Before we leave here--and the Presiding Officer knows how important this legislation is to our States--if we can get this done, I cannot think of a better message to send to the country than having Democrats and Republicans come together to make a difference to thousands of constituents who, over the next week and a half, will be in foreclosure and in danger of losing their homes. I am grateful for the vote we just had on the Dodd-Shelby substitute. There are other hurdles to go because of the way this matter was sent to us. Any individual Senator can drag this out further. Given the overwhelming vote we have had, it seems to me it would be in our interest to try to get to the other amendments that remain and make this bill as supportive as we can in recognition of what the other body has done, with the hopes that the President might even have this on his desk for signature while we are back in our States during the Independence Day holiday. I think we can do it if we really want to. It is not that much of a difference that remains.”