Political Quotes

“there is a pamphlet that is circulated to tourists and students alike entitled ``How Laws Are Made,'' and it tells the basic process under our Federal Constitution for enacting legislation. It talks about committee hearings; it talks about votes in committee, votes on the floor--in the Senate, then in the House; conference committees, agreements, a lot of other votes. Finally, the measure is sent to the President, if it is successful, for his signature or his veto. That is the ordinary process. You will not see what is happening on this floor of the Senate in the pamphlet to describe how laws are made. It is such an unusual thing. Here we are in the Senate, basically trying to say: I ask unanimous consent to ignore the Constitution as written and the laws as described and go ahead and pass this bill anyway. Well, you might say there are times when that is needed--and it is-- but when it comes to the issue of immigration, there is a much broader consideration. The fact of the matter is, it has been almost 35 years since we have passed an immigration reform bill--35 years. I don't know how many times the Senator from Utah has voted for an immigration bill--perhaps not--but the point is, we have tried and can't bring the measure to the floor. There is resistance and objection, primarily from the Republican side of the aisle, for any type of comprehensive reform. But there comes a time when there is a glimmer of hope.…”