Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I wish to acknowledge Senator Mikulski and her leadership. Anyone who wondered how hard she was going to keep working after she announced she wasn't running again for the next year--I think we just saw the answer right here. She hasn't slowed down one bit. She is already here advocating for some incredibly important bills, and I am also glad to see that Senator Shaheen and Senator Hirono are here. They are going to speak shortly. Given I have been able to talk about this at length on the Committee on the Judiciary, I will be brief and say this: I have an important bill with Senator Cornyn, and it is a bill, a version of which has already passed the House, a bipartisan bill, the Stop Exploitation Through Trafficking Act. Also, Senator Cornyn has a bill with me and a number of other people called the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act. My bill passed through the Committee on the Judiciary last week after the hearing that Senator Mikulski referred to, 20-0, on a vote. And Senator Cornyn's bill, which I have also cosponsored, passed on a near-unanimous vote. Senator Leahy and Senator Collins, as was mentioned by Senator Mikulski, have an important bill-- the Runaway and Homeless Youth and Trafficking Prevention Act. We are hopeful we can get these done, along with what Senator Feinstein is doing, and many others, in the coming days on the Senate floor. I think the first message here is this is bipartisan.…”