Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I am proud to once again join the Senators from Arizona and New Jersey on the floor to ask for a vote on the Special Counsel Independence and Integrity Act. We have come three times now to ask for a vote--just a vote--on this bipartisan legislation to protect the special counsel and support the rule of law, a bill which passed the Senate Judiciary Committee by a vote of 14 to 7, including with the support of Chairman Grassley, to be considered on the floor. Each time we have come here, there has been an objection from a Republican colleague. Each time, we have heard a reason or an excuse-- something like: This legislation just isn't needed. The President is not imminently going to fire the special counsel. To those who believe this bill is still unnecessary, I could give a thorough survey of the landscape of recent days, but let me simply summarize. There have been a whole series of filings and actions and developments in the Mueller investigation that have made clear that the President or his National Security Advisor or his personal attorney lied to the FBI or lied to the American people, misrepresented the scope and depth of the President's business contacts in Russia during the campaign or misrepresented to the FBI ongoing contacts with Russians. This is an effective and ongoing Federal investigation that must be allowed to reach its conclusion.…”