Political Quotes

“Madam President, let me say that I regret an objection to this very reasonable path forward. No one objects to all Members of the Senate reading the bill. I encourage all Members of the Senate to read the bill. There has been and is continuing opportunity to do that. As you heard, that unanimous consent request wasn't rushing through anything; it was a 3-hour debate and a rollcall vote. The final version of the bill has been publicly available for everyone to read, dissect, and digest for about a week. It is largely similar to the Senate version that passed months ago and to which there was no objection raised. That passed by voice vote. So there is no impediment to everyone having adequate time to read and digest the bill. The final version has been available for that purpose for about a week. I think it is unfortunate that we can't move forward in this sort of clear, reasonable, and straightforward way, but we certainly will in the near future, and I look forward to that. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Oklahoma.”