Political Quotes

“Mr. President, this morning Senator Coburn and I have agreed that the majority will take the first 30 minutes, and there will be additional agreements from there. We certainly will be going back and forth between both sides this morning, since the time is equally divided. We will proceed this morning. Senator Harkin is here. I am going to yield time first to Senator Harkin. Senator Harkin is our leader, of course, on the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee. He has been a champion of the health insurance reform bill we passed, as well as the new assistance for families for college loans and Pell grants. He has been a champion for working men and women on so many issues. It is not a surprise that he is here today fighting on behalf of working men and women who have lost their jobs through no fault of their own and are asking that we provide some temporary assistance to them. I yield 10 minutes to the distinguished Senator from Iowa. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator from Iowa. ____________________”