Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I am both surprised and disappointed that the Senator from Wisconsin is objecting to this unanimous consent agreement. The Senator from Wisconsin has repeatedly said--and I agree with him--that we should not end up with an omnibus bill--a 4,000-page bill--at the end of the year, with little consideration and having been largely drafted by a small group of people. So why is the Senator from Wisconsin objecting to proceeding to three appropriations bills that were reported unanimously--unanimously, each one of them--by the Senate Appropriations Committee after a great deal of work? Furthermore, the Senator is objecting to Republican amendments being offered to this package--amendments by Senator Paul, Senator Vance, Senator Ernst, Senator Blackburn, Senator Lee--and that is just the first tranche of amendments. Negotiations are ongoing, and there will be additional amendments; but if we cannot proceed to consider this bill and the other two appropriations bills unanimously reported by the Senate committee, then those amendments offered by some of our Members cannot be considered. Is the Senator from Wisconsin opposed to the amendments that are offered by Senators Paul, Vance, Ernst, Blackburn, and Lee? Because, by objecting, he is preventing them from being considered by the full Senate.…”