Political Quotes

“Mr. President, we are about to witness a rare bipartisan moment in the Senate that has been years in the making. We have had the opportunity to highlight this bill over the last 2 weeks, and I have been very encouraged by my colleagues' support for its critical results. Again, I thank each of the Senators who support this bill--including many members of the Banking Committee--for their interest, involvement, and the many discussions, hearings, and personal conversations we have had to get to this point. I want to stop at this point and give a special thanks to my staff, who has spent countless hours, weeks--actually months and years-- getting us to this point on this legislation, and the staff of the other Members who have worked so closely with us as we worked to find a yes to difficult problems and solutions that we are facing. Since the bill passed out of the Banking Committee, supporters have worked in good faith to include provisions that different Members have offered, including those who do not support the bill. The substitute amendment we introduced last week reflects the additional provisions that the bill supporters were able to agree to. The final bill we are about to vote on today is the product of careful negotiations and good, old-fashioned statesmanship.…”