Political Quotes

“I will be joined shortly by Senator Moran, who is the ranking Republican on the Veterans' Committee, and Senator Blumenthal, who has always been such a strong leader on many issues related to veterans. We are here to talk about an amendment that is before the Senate this week on the National Defense Authorization Act. This is our moment. This is our moment. I came to the floor last night and spoke on this, and I am here again. And I am here not just on behalf of all the cosponsors of this important amendment, which includes Senator Lindsey Graham, who is the lead Republican on the amendment as well as, of course, the ranking Republican, the highest Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee; Senator Coons; Senator Moran; Senator Blumenthal; Senator Murkowski; Senator Shaheen; Senator Wicker, who I note is the ranking Republican on the Armed Services Committee; Senator Durbin, the chair of the Judiciary Committee; Senator Tillis; and Senator Mullin. Of course, this bill is supported by many, many other Senators--in fact, the majority of the U.S. Senate, which sounds to me like when you have the numbers, you should be able to have a vote, and that is what I am asking for today. I am pushing this because this is our moment. We have had 2 years to show the world whether or not we are going to stand with those who stood with us. For 2 years, we have worked on this bill. Our colleagues have had plenty of time to look at it. They have had input.…”