Political Quotes

“about 1 hour ago, the President of the United States vetoed the supplemental appropriations bill for the war in Iraq. It was a bill that we have worked on in Congress since its arrival in the middle of February. It was the subject of lengthy deliberations. There were long debates on the floor of the House and Senate. There was a lot of compromise that led to the final work product and a bipartisan vote which sent it to the President. There were people who were skeptical as to whether the Senate and the House of Representatives could rise to this challenge. In a nation that is so divided on so many political issues, in a nation where the war in Iraq is the biggest issue by far, there were serious doubts as to whether this Congress, with scant majorities of Democrats in both the House and the Senate, could produce a bill for President Bush to consider. Congress rose to that occasion. With the leadership of Speaker Pelosi and the leadership of our majority leader, Harry Reid of Nevada, we produced a bill which attracted not only the overwhelming support of the Democratic caucus but also the support of Republican Senators who joined us in passing this bill. It was our hope that our work product would be considered seriously by the President. It was sent to him this afternoon. A few hours after receiving it, the President vetoed it and announced his veto in a public press conference. I am disappointed.…”