Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I yield the floor and suggest the absence of a quorum and ask that the time be divided equally between both sides. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will call the roll. The bill clerk proceeded to call the roll. Mr. LeMIEUX. I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Mr. LeMIEUX. Mr. President, in a moment I will request unanimous consent to address an issue important to the people of Florida having to do with the EPA and a mandate set to go into effect next month. The timing of this effort is critical. That is why I take the extraordinary measure of bringing it to the Senate floor today. I wish to make it clear that this effort is bipartisan. I am joined by the senior Senator from my State, Mr. Nelson, in this request. If we don't act, something is going to happen to Florida that will have a grave impact upon our economy. Although this is a Florida-specific issue now, it will have an impact on other States and set a precedent as time goes by. Let me describe my amendment. Then I will talk about the issue. The amendment would prohibit the EPA from using any of the funds in the continuing resolution to implement or enforce the water standard rules that it is working on for Florida.…”