Political Quotes

“this week in Washington we are going to do something that hasn't been seen for a long time--for over a year. If you are not careful, you may tune in and see an actual debate on the floor of the Senate--real Senators, Democrats and Republicans, coming to the floor actually debating an issue. I am not sure what is going to happen because it has been so long since we tried this, but it really is exciting to think about; that men and women elected to this body, known as the greatest deliberative body in America, are finally going to deliberate. It is true, and it is by design, not by accident. After a lot of negotiation back and forth, Senator McConnell, the Republican leader, agreed that this week we would debate immigration and DACA, the Dream Act; that it would come to the floor of the U.S. Senate. I am excited about it, although I have no idea how this debate will end--in most good debates we don't know because it depends on the strength of an argument as to whether a measure is going to pass or not pass, but it is certainly an issue I have been waiting for. In fact, I have been waiting 5 years for it. It is a long time even by Senate standards. It has been 5 years since we actually debated immigration on the floor of the U.S. Senate. It is not because the immigration laws of America are so perfect--far from that. It is because it is a tough issue, it is a delicate issue, and it is a volatile issue, and it always has been in America.…”