Political Quotes

“Mr. President, let me say to the authors, I have deep respect for both of you, and you have done an incredible job with this bill. It is one of the reasons I am a cosponsor, because it is good legislation. It is no surprise to the Senate that I have had a deep desire to add the Land and Water Conservation Fund reauthorization, which has expired, as an amendment to this bill. I seek no time. I only seek the vehicle for an up-or-down vote and a ride--a ride that I can't seem to get by itself. As a matter of fact, I think the authors of this bill know that I have said if somebody can offer me a stand-alone opportunity to debate and vote on the Land and Water Conservation Fund, we can unanimous consent TSCA. We can't achieve that. I certainly don't want to take anything away from what I think is a great bill, and I wouldn't even require time, I would only require a vote. So I would ask the authors to modify their unanimous consent request to include a vote on the Burr-Ayotte-Bennet amendment in relation to the Land and Water Conservation Fund. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Will the Senator so modify his request?”