Political Quotes

“Madam President, I want to thank the leaders of our Armed Services Committee for working out what had been a difficult situation going forward with regard to assured access to space over a 6-year period starting in fiscal year 2017 and going through fiscal year 2022. We have been able to work this out, and that is the subject of the amendment I have just called up. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator from Arizona. Mr. McCAIN. Madam President, does that complete the work on the amendment? The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The amendment is the pending business. Mr. McCAIN. Madam President, I just want to say to the Senator from Florida that I thank him for his intermediary work and his effort to reach this compromise. He brings unique credentials to this issue, given his experience up in space. Although some have argued that he has never returned, I don't agree with that assessment. But seriously, I thank the Senator from Florida for his intermediary work, without whom this compromise would not have been achieved. I know the Senator from Florida shares my commitment to freeing this Nation from dependency on the use of Russian rocket engines which then provide an economic boost--in some cases billions of dollars--to Vladimir Putin and his cronies. So I just want to make a special note of appreciation to the Senator from Florida.”