Political Quotes

“over the last hour, many of our colleagues have come to the floor--Democrats and Republicans--with different views about how we should deal with border security issues and how we should deal with the problems at hand but with a common willingness and commitment to reach a bipartisan agreement. In order for that to be accomplished, we need time. Therefore, we are filing this afternoon a bipartisan amendment to the underlying bill that would provide 3 weeks for a continuing resolution for government to be opened so that we can work together to deal with the border security issues. I agree with Senator King in his optimism that we will be able to reach an agreement. It is interesting that Senator King is an Independent. This should not be a partisan problem on border security. We should be able to resolve the issues. I thank Senator Murkowski for her help in organizing this event. We tried to work in a truly bipartisan manner in order to give optimism, and I think, rightfully so, that we can solve this issue if we have the time to do it. I urge all of our colleagues to join us in this effort. Let's open government, let's have 3 weeks, and let's all be committed to deal with border security in the manner in which this institution in the past has been able to deal with tough issues. I again thank my colleague from Alaska, and I yield back the balance of my time. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Alaska.”