Political Quotes

“Thank you. We need all the help we can get. Mr. President, what I have heard this afternoon on the floor of the Senate is nothing short of incredible. The Senator from Washington came to the floor and asked to bring an appropriations bill up for us to consider. Have you noticed how much business we are doing around here? The answer is none. So there is nothing to conflict with it. We have plenty of time. Shouldn't we earn our paycheck today by doing something? The bill she wanted to bring is an appropriations bill and it is a conference report that has been signed by every Democrat and Republican--bipartisan. Everybody is agreed on it. She asked to bring it to the floor to consider it, and there was an objection from the Senator from Texas. Senator John Cornyn objected. Senator Murray tried to explain what was in this bill, how important it is. He didn't waiver. He said that is it, we object to considering this bill. Eventually she yielded the floor to Senator Cornyn who stood up and said, Do you know what is wrong with this Senate? We are not considering any appropriations bills. Just minutes before it was Senator Cornyn of Texas who objected to considering an appropriations bill. That is a matter of record. But beyond that procedural experience, look what was in that bill. It is not just--just?--transportation and housing and urban development; $200 million is in there for housing counselors across America. What are they going to do?…”