Political Quotes

“Madam President, I won't be able to work with you and others on this in the next Congress. I am coming to the end of my 26 years here. In a couple more weeks, I will move on to whatever is the next chapter, and I am excited about that. But I am frustrated that we haven't been able to do a better job with this issue. First of all, let me say I heard maybe not all hundred-and-thirty- some of those speeches that Senator Durbin has given, but I have heard a lot of them. Like him, I fully am supportive of the kids who grew up here being able to stay here. We should want them to stay here. We should eagerly be looking for ways to be sure they stay here. One demographics matter, a younger society is a more healthy society in lots of ways, but also just the fairness of--asking somebody not to live where they grew up or even, more importantly, asking them to go back and try to live somewhere where they never lived before is a critical thing that we should easily be able to get beyond. I actually thought the plan that Senator Sinema and Senator Tillis had put together had a lot of appeal because it didn't try to do everything; it tried to do just enough things that were doable and get them done together. I have always thought, in 20-plus years of looking at this same challenge, that the comprehensive solution is unlikely to be the best solution we could achieve. I was the whip in the House when I was in the House. It takes 218 people to get something done in the House.…”