Political Quotes

“Madam President, mindful of the hour and that the Senate is about to recess, I want to say to my colleague from Florida, who is my friend, that I have optimism and I have faith in our country as well. I think it is interesting that the stock market, the Dow Jones, has surged 243 points--I just checked it a couple of minutes ago--on just the rumors that the debt ceiling will be lifted and we will not go through this crisis. But I am told at the other end of the Capitol, the House of Representatives is going to have difficulty in getting any agreement to stop the shutdown of the government and pass a continuing appropriations bill. So here we are, back in the soup again. If we do just a short-term debt extension, lifting the debt ceiling, then for however long it is--5, 6 weeks--come Thanksgiving we are going to be back in the soup again. There has got to be a change in attitude, and the attitude has got to be I respect the other fellow's point of view, I respect his difference of opinion, now let's work it out together. And it is only then we are going to solve this problem. Madam President, I yield the floor. ____________________”