Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I listened to the Republican minority leader, Senator McConnell, speak on the floor this morning. I have to tell you, on the issue of immigration, there are several things which he said which are not accurate and that I would like to clarify for the Record. First, this morning, Senator McConnell said: Orderly, legal immigration is part of what makes America strong. Anarchy and open borders make us weak. I don't know of any rational person who would disagree with that comment. But I think, for the record, we should make clear that, 8 years ago, when we considered comprehensive immigration reform--a bipartisan bill--on the floor of the U.S. Senate, the Senator from Kentucky voted against it. There were 14 Republican Senators who voted for this measure. It passed the Senate. It was the product of a bipartisan Commission--a self-appointed committee, really--the so-called Gang of 8. I want to recount the names of those who were on that committee who produced a comprehensive immigration reform bill. I was on the committee with Chuck Schumer, Senator Bob Menendez, and the Senator from the Presiding Officer's home State of Colorado, Senator Michael Bennet. On the Republican side, it was led by Senator John McCain, Senator Lindsey Graham, Senator Marco Rubio, and then-Senator from Arizona Jeff Flake. We worked for months.…”