Political Quotes

“I would simply say, if we reach a consensus in the Congress--we are a coequal, separate branch of government--and whether Obama was President or whether Mr. Trump is President, I am for the Congress acting on that which it agrees. Is it helpful to have agreement with the President? It is. But if we can't reach agreement with the President, our responsibility as a Congress, the Senate and the House, is to move policies that we believe are advantageous for the people. If the President disagrees, then we have the option of overriding that veto. It is doubtful that we would do that, I understand. But that is the process that I think is most productive and most expected by the American people. I would again reiterate, on the bill that you keep saying could have unanimous support, in my opinion, what it would not have in terms of healthcare is support for doing what we so fervently believe needs to be done, and that is to make sure the ACA works as it was intended to do. If there is an alternative, we should consider that. But, very frankly, neither the President nor your side of the aisle has had agreement on an alternative. Senator McCain, as you know, was the deciding Republican vote on the last health bill that you sent to the Senate, and you sent that when you were in the majority. It didn't pass, notwithstanding the fact that you also had the majority in the Senate.…”