Political Quotes

“I think the Senator has assessed it correctly. But we have worked in a bipartisan fashion through both the Finance Committee--and I see the Senator from Montana, the leader of that committee, is here--and through the Small Business Committee. There were a few issues that couldn't be worked out in those committees, so the idea is to bring them to the floor and get a vote. We brought the lending provision to the floor, we had a vote, and we got 60 votes. So let's just continue to move on. If someone wants to offer an amendment to strike it and take it out--I don't think they will get that but, fine, and let's move on. It is a very strong bill. I just want to say that the only amendment that has been adopted to this bill has been a Republican amendment--with my cosponsorship--by Senator LeMieux from Florida because he says he has a State full of small businesses that desperately need this help. So we are not that far apart. They want eight amendments; we want three. Maybe we can figure out five amendments that could be offered because I think the small businesses of America deserve our best efforts. I thank the Senator from Illinois. ____________________”