Political Quotes

“if I can wrap up, again, I think this is unfortunate. Everybody knows Republicans are perfectly willing to limit ourselves to relevant energy amendments. That is what we are doing. That is what we are bringing to the floor. Leader McConnell has offered that. He has offered to have a like number of energy amendments from the Democratic side. What is happening is we are being completely shut down and shut out. The main issue is not that I am aggrieved, the main issue is the American people are being shut out. The folks I represent--the folks all of us represent--are being shut out from offering good, sensible ideas to at least debate and vote on which would access more American energy, more U.S. energy, to help solve the pressing problem of the price at the pump in that way. Let's control our own destiny in that way. This is a sensible solution. It is a major solution. It will move us in the right direction. I thank the Chair, and I yield the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Arizona. Mr. McCAIN. Mr. President, I am glad to see the Senator from Illinois on the Senator floor to object to my next proposal. Mr. President, throughout our history, from time to time we have passed legislation that long after it has served its purpose, if it ever did, still remains on the books. I think one of the great and outstanding examples of that is a law called the Jones Act.…”