Political Quotes

Madam President, may I inquire how much time remains on our side on the debate? The PRESIDING OFFICER. Thirty-five minutes.

Mr. President, I rise today during Black History Month to honor the history and legacy of the First Kansas Colored Infantry, a regiment of former slaves, which was the first group of Black men to fight in the American Civil War. This…

I ask further reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To provide for an exclusion from the authority of the Bureau of Consumer Financial…

Mr. President, I wish to speak about the untimely passing of a giant--a giant in the hearts of the Sudanese people but also a literal giant. At 7 foot 7 inches, Manute Bol was a hero in his native home of Sudan, not for the fact alone that…