Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I want to say a word on behalf of Senator Merkley. He has a very reasonable compromise on this GMO bill. I wish we would get a chance to vote on it because that is what the Senate is supposed to do--debate and to express our opinions and then vote. A bill that is a compromise, that was put together with great intentions, and yet one that did not go through the regular order, as hard as the negotiations were, and all the good intent--it is just a shame that the Senate is sitting here until--the parliamentary rules allow us to run a certain number of hours, which is going to occur somewhere around 10:30 tonight, to proceed to the voting on this bill. The only expression of those of us who would like Senator Merkley to have a vote is that we got to vote on a motion to table an amendment that is unrelated, and it all has to do with the parliamentary procedure. It is a shame that we can't have the substance of a real debate on a real issue facing the country. Zika Virus Funding Mr. President, as the Senate is biding its time, I can tell you we are not biding our time in Florida on two subjects, the first of which is that in these closing days of the Senate before we recess for the rest of the summer because of the political conventions--we had another 11 cases of the Zika virus yesterday in Florida. There are now well over 250 cases in Florida, and in Florida there are somewhere around 40 pregnant women who are infected with the Zika virus.…”