Political Quotes

“Mr. President, to respond briefly, with all due respect to my friend and colleague, the Senator from Kentucky, I respectfully urge that this is exactly what is needed to encourage the diplomacy that he wants, that I want, that all of us want. As far as discouraging that, this resolution actually gives the President the authority to grant waivers when and if they finally get to the diplomatic track. So with all due respect, I disagree with that. I understand he has the right to object to this. It is unfortunate. We had the 435 members of the House hotline this here. There are 99 Members here who signed off on this legislation. It is very unfortunate. The Syrian people do not deserve the treatment they are getting from Assad, and this resolution is aimed directly at stopping it. Mr. President, I suggest the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll. The senior assistant bill clerk proceeded to call the roll.”