Political Quotes

“I know the staff is working hard to figure out the best way forward, and there are lots of views about different amendments that may be controversial, but I am going to stay here and work for the next hour or two tonight to see if we can just do one simple thing--just one simple thing: that we can look at the list of all amendments pending and all of those amendments that are noncontroversial--no one objects to anything in the amendment--I would like that list put together. It could be either voice-voted tomorrow or all of those amendments could just get pending and be voted on later. I am not even particular about when the vote would occur or under what circumstances. The leadership can make all of those decisions. But what I would like right now is to stop this operation until we can get the noncontroversial amendments out of the way. There are Republican amendments that nobody over here objects to. There are Democratic amendments that Republicans don't object to. I think those sponsors--which I would be included in, but I am not the only one--could be rewarded for their good work, for coming up with amendments that nobody is angry about, that people think, oh, that is a good idea; we should do it. Why don't we do those amendments first. Then all the other amendments people have filed for various reasons-- some in good fashion. People feel very strongly about them and want to discuss them. They want to have a vote on them.…”