Political Quotes

“This filibuster now enters its fifth day. For many people across America, they may not understand the Byzantine rules of the Senate, but they allow for sufficient debate on important questions. Often the rules of the Senate are abbreviated, and bills are passed in a quick fashion--sometimes too quickly, sometimes without sufficient discussion, sometimes without sufficient review. But this bill will take a while to pass. We have been here through the weekend; we were here on Super Bowl Sunday--none of it because of a desire to punish or a desire to inflict pain on those from the other party or another persuasion, but with the desire that there be a full and sufficient airing of the pros and cons of this legislation. This is not the naming of a post office. This is a profound question about where our priorities are as a nation. Are our priorities as a nation the borders of Ukraine or the borders of the United States? We had a chance, in the beginning, to perhaps discuss both, but immediately that chance was lost when the proposal to control the border was inadequate. It would have actually been less than the current law. It would have actually allowed 1.8 million illegal immigrants to continue to flow into the country.…”