Political Quotes

“I see Senator Coons on the floor, and he is prepared to speak with regard to S. 615. First, I thank Senator Coons for his extraordinary leadership with regard to S. 615. He is one of those individuals who worked very closely with Senator Corker and me to find a common way to resolve some extremely challenging issues we had. Let me take you back just a few weeks, where most people thought it was totally impossible for the Senate to get together on a bill that would provide an orderly way for us to review a potential agreement with Iran on nuclear weapons. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee had scheduled a vote, there was a recess, and I think most of us felt that the bill would come out of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee but that it would be a bill on which the President would continue his veto threat, and its future was anything but certain. Then the Senate Foreign Relations Committee went to work under Senator Corker's leadership, and we were able to resolve these issues. But one of the key players was Senator Coons. Senator Coons was traveling during the recess. He was in Africa doing important work on behalf of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.…”