Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I could be mistaken, but it is my understanding that the underlying amendment, which also includes Members of Congress in the exchange, is language that was drafted on a bipartisan basis in the HELP Committee. I don't see Senator Dodd here. It is an amendment Senator Coburn worked on and was agreed to in the HELP Committee. It covered Members of Congress and who all should be included. Frankly, I don't think it is wise at this point to try to negotiate who should additionally be covered in the exchanges and who should not. It was agreed to before. I say to my good friend from Iowa--he has been my very good friend--I don't think it is intended to embarrass the President and the executive branch people, but I think it is inappropriate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator's time has expired.”