Political Quotes

“Mr. President, we are now on our fifth day of consideration of this important legislation to create jobs and extend vital safety net and tax provisions. As a reminder, this legislation would prevent millions of Americans from falling through the safety net. It would put cash into the hands of Americans who would spend it quickly, boosting economic demand. It would extend critical programs and tax incentives that create jobs. We had another productive day on the bill yesterday. We conducted three rollcall votes on amendments. We adopted four amendments. As I count it, there are nine amendments pending. Those amendments are the underlying substitute amendment, Senator Landrieu's amendment on the Go-Zones, Senator Murray's amendment on summer employment for youth, Senator Coburn's amendment on transparency, Senator Webb's amendment on executive bonuses, a Feingold-Coburn amendment to rescind unused transportation earmarks, an amendment by Senator Reid of Nevada on geothermal receipts, a McCain amendment on the use of budget reconciliation, and a Lincoln amendment on emergency disaster assistance. A piece of legislation such as this is like a long-distance run. It starts out with a lot of energy and a lot of activity. After a while it reaches its stride, plateaus, and moderates its pace. But then the pace picks up again near the finish; that is, if we have much energy left. For this bill, most of the activity is behind us. This bill reached its stride.…”