Political Quotes

“Reserving the right to object, Madam President, for 8 weeks Senator Baucus and Senator Reid have negotiated with Republicans in an attempt to pass this important jobs bill. They have been asked to make the package smaller, which they did. They have been asked to pay for portions of the package, which they did. And still Republicans continue to filibuster and stop this bill. What the Senator from Kentucky wants to do would be virtually unprecedented, that we would pay for the emergency spending for unemployment compensation by removing money from our jobs program, the stimulus program. So he is going to kill jobs on one side to pay for the unemployed on the other side. It makes no sense economically and it is certainly not within the tradition of the Senate, and I object. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The objection is heard. Mr. McCONNELL. Madam President, I would only briefly offer that the offset I offered was one that the majority just voted for. Obviously they did not find it offensive in the context of the measure that was defeated. We will continue to work on this in the hopes that we can pass this worthwhile measure without adding to the national debt. I yield the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Illinois.”