Political Quotes

“the Senator from South Dakota has said it well, and I just want to come down here today to echo that we have had so many misstatements made by people on the other side of the aisle this afternoon and this evening that I just think it cries out for explanations. Senator Thune is correct. This is a bipartisan bill that we are asking for consideration on, that we are asking that a vote be taken so that we can have the final 30 hours of debate and get to it tomorrow. America is crying out for this. The financial markets are watching this. Our economy is teetering on the brink. We need to get this done. I, too, was in one of the working groups, and we had equal numbers of Democratic and Republican Senators in this working group, with their staffs, with their laptops. And much of what is in the bill was hammered out with the input of Democratic and Republican members of this working group. There were a few issues, yes, that we couldn't resolve, and so we kicked it up to the Democratic leader and the majority leader to be hammered out, perhaps in consultation with the administration. But, far and away, most of this legislation is bipartisan in nature, and it just pains me for, somehow, the accusation to be made that this is nothing but a partisan bill written by the Republican leader. What is this about? The American people need to understand this. This is about getting money to average workers so they can pay their bills and so they can stay employed.…”