Political Quotes

“I thank the gentleman for his question. I think it is a very relevant question. I am hopeful that we can move that as early as possible. I want to tell the gentleman the reason he thought that it might be moved this morning was because last night, I thought I had, after discussions with Senator Cornyn, a way forward that both the Senate and the House could agree on. Unfortunately, this morning, that appeared not to be the case. We are trying to pursue that because we believe that it is a critical piece of legislation, as are the pieces of legislation we are considering. I will tell the gentleman that the incident that occurred last night, of course, was covered, as the gentleman, I am sure knows, by the present security arrangements for Supreme Court Justices. The gentleman was taken into custody and apparently didn't get close to the house because of the security. Nevertheless, we share the gentleman's concerns about the security for our Supreme Court Justices and, frankly, their families, their residences, as we are for the officers and clerks of the Supreme Court and their families and their employees. So, the answer to your question is that is a priority item that I hope we can get done very early next week.”