Political Quotes

“Mr. President, before I start my remarks, I think it is important for all Senators to know that when there were negotiations going on between the White House and the Democrats in the House of Representatives, one of the real sticking points was enforcement. I think everybody expects a trade agreement to be enforced, but a lot more had to be done than what was originally agreed to when the agreement was signed. I want to recognize Senator Wyden and Senator Brown because months before, maybe even years before--I don't want to take away from how hard they were working on some ways of improving enforcement--but at least they had an idea out there that was salable to both sides. I don't know whether it was 100 percent or 90 percent or 80 percent that was incorporated in this bill, but their laying the groundwork was the basis for getting an agreement between the White House and the House of Representatives so we could move this to the point where the Senate is going to pass it tomorrow, I hope. So I thank Senator Wyden and Senator Brown, who is not here, but maybe you can tell him I said thank you.”