Political Quotes

“Mr. President, on behalf of the ranking member and myself, I yield back the time. It is my understanding that we may proceed with a voice vote on this amendment. The PRESIDING OFFICER. If there is no further debate, the question is on agreeing to the amendment. The amendment (No. 2366) was agreed to. Amendment No. 2262 The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from South Carolina. Mr. DeMint. Mr. President, I call up my amendment No. 2262. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The bill clerk read as follows: The Senator from South Carolina [Mr. DeMint] proposes an amendment numbered 2262. (Purpose: To express the sense of the Senate that nothing in this Act or an amendment made by this Act should manipulate prices or interfere with the free market) At the appropriate place, insert the following: SEC. _____. SENSE OF THE SENATE. It is the sense of the Senate that nothing in this Act or an amendment made by this Act should manipulate prices or interfere with the free market. The PRESIDING OFFICER. There will now be 2 minutes of debate equally divided. Mr. DeMINT. Mr. President, this amendment is a sense of the Senate that reflects what all of us talk about not just with the farm bill but with the whole U.S. economy--the importance of a free market and letting our competitive system work.…”