Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I think my colleague, Senator McConnell, has a very weak argument. What he is saying is let the House continue to take their frequent flier mileage and use it personally; take your wife and family to Europe on a nice trip, or go out to California on miles earned by official expense. That is number one. Number two, the House says they are going to do this. Fine. I listened very closely to our majority leader, Senator Dole, when he said this bill, in all probability, will be accepted by the House and we will not have to go to conference. So if this amendment is not included in S. 2, then the House will continue for a period of time being able to use their frequent flier miles for personal use. And I do not think the taxpayers want to do that. And, if we approve this modification, or amendment, that my colleague has submitted, then the purpose of Senator Feingold and I is just moot. There is no need of having the amendment, since the Senate already has its rule. I would prefer to keep it in.”