Political Quotes

“Mr. President, a lot of the process by which we are getting this information wouldn't have happened without the Senator from Oregon as well as the senior Senator from Georgia both working together to get information. It is the way the system ought to be working. One of the good things about the body is both Republicans and Democrats working together to get information from--not necessarily adversarial but in a way adversarial--another branch of government. We are a branch of government, but it is not partisan against partisan, it is bipartisan working for the power of the checks and balances to try to ensure a leveling. I thank the Senator from Oregon for helping to get the information to make this a much fuller debate. Without yielding the floor, I will entertain a question from the Senator from Florida. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Florida.”