Political Quotes

Madam President, we just witnessed a few moments ago the third attempt to try to do something about financial reform legislation in this body, and for the third time, it went down. I am an old baseball player. I played a lot of baseball in…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate stand in recess until 2 p.m. and that the postcloture time continue to run during the recess period. There being no objection, the Senate, at 12:51 p.m., recessed until 2 p.m. and reassembled when…

Mr. President, on a hot day in the summer of 1776, delegates from across the American Colonies gathered in Philadelphia to cast off the yoke of tyranny and assert the fundamental right of self- government. At that moment, when our Republic…

Mr. President, a few months ago, my colleagues and I passed a landmark health insurance reform bill. President Obama signed it into law, and together we ushered in a new era of transparency, accountability, and cost savings for the…