Political Quotes

“we are going to complete 3 weeks of Senate activity, called together by Senator McConnell at a time when the House of Representatives, under the guidance of Dr. Monahan, who was just praised--and I join in that praise--was not in session when the Senate came to session. I said at the time that it was our responsibility to be here. That is why we ran for office. Important things need to be decided, and we need to be part of it for the good of the Nation. We are about to complete 3 straight weeks without one measure on the floor of the Senate relating to the national public health emergency-- not one. There have been hearings in some committees, yes, but activity on the floor of the Senate, no. No bill was brought to the floor. In fact, there was an attempt yesterday to bring a resolution that said the United States should be involved in the global international effort to find a vaccine. It was objected to on the Republican side. The reason the Senator objected to it--the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee--is that he wants to take up the measure in his committee at some later date. I encourage that Senator to do it quickly. I think there is a sense of urgency across America in terms of this national health emergency that we face.…”