Political Quotes

“I am honored to be here tonight. Even in moments of sadness and anger--and I feel both here--I am honored to be a Member of this body. I am particularly honored to be a Member of the U.S. Senate with Joe Manchin, whose bipartisanship and willingness to listen and to compromise and be reasonable is almost legendary. All of us, including Ranking Member Wyden of the Finance Committee, have been more than eager to be reasonable and compromise and seek bipartisan solutions. I truly want to thank Senator Wyden for his leadership on this issue, as well as his insight and his great commitment to the public interest. We had a hearing earlier this week before the Armed Services Committee about future threats to our Nation and national security, with a panel of experts who testified that more than $1 trillion dollars--maybe trillions--would be necessary for us to invest in the future of our Nation's defense. So many of us asked them whether they thought it would be possible to make that investment at the same time that our Nation is about to incur an additional $1.5 trillion in debt as a result of this misguided, maligned scam, this tax bill, and when we asked that question, they shook their heads no.…”