Political Quotes

“Mr. President, about 20 minutes ago, our majority leader, Senator McConnell, tried to move debate along on an immigration bill, and I am puzzled that our minority leader, Senator Schumer, objected. The reason I am puzzled is, for a long period of time--maybe 10 years--some of the Senators on the other side of the aisle and even some Senators on our side of the aisle have been advocating for giving certainty to the young people who have been brought here by their parents whom we call either Dreamers or DACA people. They have been advocating for giving them legalization. The majority leader, 2 weeks ago, promised the minority an opportunity to have a debate on that issue--the first debate on immigration since 2013, I believe. The majority leader, today, tried to carry out that promise and get this bill moving, and we had this objection. It is very puzzling. I think it is legitimate to ask the minority leader, in his objecting to a unanimous consent agreement, why the objection is coming with regard to the very debate that he has, on his side of the aisle, been demanding of the majority for a long period of time. Hasn't the minority leader and the entire Democratic Party been asking for this debate? Yes, they have been. Leader McConnell has honored his commitment and allowed us to have an open, fair immigration debate this week. The key words are an ``immigration debate,'' not a DACA-only debate, not an amnesty-only debate but an immigration debate.…”