Political Quotes

I thank the gentleman from Virginia. Mr. President, with your permission, I would like to yield to my colleague from Kansas, Senator Marshall. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Kansas.

for the past 8 years, I have benefited from the service, hard work, and loyalty of my communications director and deputy chief of staff Tom Brandt. Tom has worked in three congressional offices and is well-known and respected in the Senate…

I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll. The assistant bill clerk called the roll. The result was announced--yeas 77, nays 23…

we are in the process of reaching a conclusion in debating at least the first step--maybe now the second step--of reconciliation. It is an opportunity for us to make the Tax Code more permanent, an opportunity for us to reduce spending and…