Political Quotes

“I wish to speak about the debate which has gone on the last 2 days on this floor about two very important issues related to a stronger energy policy for America. As I said earlier in the week, and I was proven to be correct, it is unlikely we would develop an energy policy in the next 4 days in open debate on the floor of the Senate. Lots of people came down and talked about things they thought should be in it. Many of those things I agree with, but there is a process we go through, and we are working through--not as quickly as some people would like, but we are making a lot of progress. Right now on the floor of the Senate are two very important pillars or two very important cornerstones or two very important first steps which could be taken in the building of a stronger, more vibrant, more commonsense, more middle-class-friendly, more job-creating energy policy than the one we have right now. The saddest thing about watching this debate or speeches which sort of parade as if it is a debate, but it is not really--pretend that it is a debate but it is not--the speeches we have heard are not outlining the truth to the American public about what is going on. We have the opportunity the next time the Senate gathers early next week to have a cloture vote on an energy efficiency bill. That means bring debate to an end and vote on an energy efficiency bill which will create hundreds of thousands of jobs, supported by the U.S.…”