Political Quotes

Madam President, reserving the right to object, I would simply observe that this resolution is, in fact, not a sense of the Senate, and it is wrong to suggest that a majority of Senators in any way agree with this resolution. It is also a…

Madam President, a parliamentary inquiry. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator will state his parliamentary inquiry.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that Senator Reed, Senator Schumer, and I be allowed to speak for up to 10 minutes each prior to the scheduled rollcall vote. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

Reclaiming my time simply to say that I appreciate the cooperation of the Senator from Maryland, and I thank the Senate for giving unanimous consent to these two measures. S. 4994, the Vicksburg National Military Park Modification Act…