Political Quotes

“Madam President, Senator Hoeven and I are here to speak in favor of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, but I did want to first thank Senator Murkowski for her well-reasoned remarks and for her willingness to go forward with this debate. This is a debate about fundamental voting rights. We may not agree on everything, but she wants to have the debate, and that is all we are asking for. We are asking to move forward with this very important piece of legislation. If there are things people don't like or things they like, we can discuss them, but this place has got to start working. We need to restore the Senate so we can debate the big issues of our time. I truly appreciate Senator Murkowski's willingness to do this today with her vote.”