Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I thank the Senator from Florida for his outstanding remarks and for his ability and his willingness to stand for the people of Florida because his State has had a great deal of difficulty, not unlike the State of California. I see the Senator from California and the Senator from Illinois are on the floor and they want to speak. I would like to turn the next 5 minutes over to the Senator from California, but before I do, I want to respond to something the Senator from Florida said. The Senator from Florida may not be the only Republican to vote for this amendment because today Senator George Voinovich said he would support the amendment. He is quoted today, if this quote that was reported in the paper is correct, as saying there is a real need out there to provide some money to some of these businesses and to get banks back involved. He said: We have got to start doing something. Voinovich dismissed claims by fellow Republicans, including Snowe and Minority Leader McConnell, that the lending program resembles TARP because it involves Treasury Department loans to banks. Republicans have nicknamed it TARP, Jr. ``I don't buy that,'' Voinovich said. `` That is just messaging.'' As I said, my good friend from Florida may not be the only Republican to stand up and vote for this amendment, and I hope others will because this could mean a great deal to small businesses throughout America. This is for small business, it is for jobs, it is to get this recession over.…”