Political Quotes

“I am not going to speak long. The handwriting is on the wall, but the handwriting essentially says this: If you go by the rules, you are going to lose out. The Senator has the right to offer his point of order, but I am just telling my colleagues this: We are losing this battle on the seasonal guest worker program, not because of law but because of ideology, both from the extreme right and because of the left. So when my amendment falls, it is not about Barbara Mikulski's amendment falling. When that amendment falls, we will hear thousands of jobs falling where we actually had an immigration program that worked and rewarded people who went by the rules. That is it. So that is the way it is going to be today. I look forward to the votes. I wish to congratulate the Senator for the way she has organized this bill and Senator Byrd for the great job he did. Mr. President, I yield the floor, but I am pretty worked up today.”