Political Quotes

Mr. President, I rise for a couple of moments in morning business to pay tribute to the Senate and what we have done this past year. We think we are easing towards going home. We think we are easing towards finishing the year, and…

Mr. President, reserving the right to object and to take a couple minutes to give the Members the facts they need to make a decision tonight, I want to say a couple things. I am chairman of the Veterans' Affairs Committee. There are many…

Madam President, I wasn't going to come over here today--I just got off an airplane a little while ago--but I am here because of what I have been hearing. What I have been hearing is that we need to be talking about the shutdown and not…

Madam President, I thank the Senator from Washington very much for her courtesy. I will be brief, and I will be very succinct. In fact, I will be responding to some of the things that Senator Schatz from Hawaii and others have said on the…