Political Quotes

“I come to the floor to speak about the issue that is before us now on the floor, the energy efficiency act, led by Senator Shaheen and Senator Portman. The issue the Senators from Oklahoma and Vermont just spoke about is extremely important, and there will be, I am sure, appropriate time to debate that issue. I thank Senator Leahy for his extraordinary leadership for the safety and support of our police officers, for the many, literally dozens of years--decades--he has served, and he continues to do a magnificent job, and I will be supporting him in those efforts. But I came to the floor to speak today about the bill that is now before us, with a vote of 79 votes--a very strong bipartisan signal that Republicans and Democrats would like to debate an energy efficiency bill that came out of the Energy Committee on a vote of 19 to 3. I just became the chair of this committee, but I have served on it now for almost 18 years and just a few weeks ago became the chair. I have had the privilege to work with Republican and Democratic chairs of this committee.…”