Political Quotes

“I say through the Chair--and I am not sure of the exact parliamentary form we are using here--in a question to the Senator from Arizona, based on his experience working in both the House and Senate, is it not more likely that when you say 1 year, it will be 11 months, 3 weeks, and 6 days before we consider this seriously again? Has it not been his experience--it has been mine--that in this legislative body, if one says 90 days, it is more likely people will get serious within a few weeks and start talking about real change? Perhaps the Senator's experience is different from mine. Giving it a year means putting off the inevitable. Let's get this resolved and move forward.”