Political Quotes

“let me thank my colleague, the senior Senator from the State of Georgia, for joining me in this bipartisan effort. We now have some 36 sponsors and cosponsors of this legislation. Immigration can be a divisive issue, but this is an immigration measure that is not divisive. It has unified us on a bipartisan basis, as it should. We are talking about the Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act. We are talking about men and women who, as we speak on the floor of the Senate in the safety of this Chamber, are literally risking their lives as healthcare professionals across the United States to deal with this pandemic, which we fight every single day. Last week, we sent a bipartisan letter urging congressional leaders to make this bill part of any COVID-19 relief legislation. Currently pending before the Senate is a negotiation with the White House, the House, the Senate--Democrats and Republicans--to make sure that we continue to move forward to fight this pandemic and to restore the vibrancy of our own economy. The letter we sent was cosigned by Senators Leahy, Young, and Coons, as well as Representatives Schneider, Cole, Finkenauer, and Bacon, who were the lead sponsors of the House version of the same bill. We are now up to, I understand, 37. They said 36 earlier. I am told we have 18 Republicans and 19 Democrats, and the window is open for those who want to join us in this bipartisan effort. They will not regret it.…”