Political Quotes

“Thank you, Mr. President. That now puts us in order to continue the discussion of our very important bill that Senator Snowe and I have been managing this week on the floor. I appreciate all the Members' cooperation, particularly the members of the Small Business Committee who voted this bill out 17 to 1, because they know, both Republicans and Democrats, the importance of reauthorizing this vital program--one of the Federal programs that works, one of the Federal programs that helps to create private sector jobs, one of the Federal programs that gives the taxpayer a great return on their investment. One of the gentlemen who testified before our committee last week said for every $1 invested in this program, the taxpayers get a return of $107. That is a pretty good return on investment. I see two of my colleagues. Senator Cardin is a member of our committee and a very valued member of our committee, I may say. He would like to speak for 5 or 10 minutes about an amendment he thinks is important that we potentially could get included in our bill. I see Senator Coats from Indiana, who is here to speak on the McConnell amendment. I think we do not have a consent, but we will kind of go back and forth as Members come and continue to talk about some important aspects of the bill. I yield the floor. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator from Maryland is recognized.”