Political Quotes

“Well, through the Chair, I thank the Senator from Michigan because he is absolutely right. This is the wrong bill to filibuster. I mean, you may get political points by filibustering other issues, but to filibuster a small business bill, to filibuster a Main Street bill is not the way forward. Again, I cannot stand here and allow any Member of the other side to say there haven't been Republican amendments that have been accepted, offered. We have done everything to the point where there are almost more Republican provisions than there are Democratic provisions in the bill, which is completely paid for and provides a $12 billion tax cut today. I see the majority leader, and I will yield the floor in just 30 seconds, but I wish to repeat one thing that is worth repeating. The Senator from Michigan was a cosponsor of this. For 10 years, independent entrepreneurs, sole entrepreneurs--and there are 20 million of them in America--have begged and pleaded to be on the same parity with big corporations so they could get a little bit of a break on their health insurance. This is a big issue for 20 million Americans. You know where it is? In this bill. Two billion dollars will leave the Federal Treasury and go into the pockets of every independent entrepreneur in America, and that side is standing in the way of that. I hope the reporters are following this carefully because the details are important. I thank the Senator from Michigan, and I see the majority leader on the floor.…”