Political Quotes

“Madam President, I did not intend to speak today. I came down here and listened to the speeches of some of my colleagues for 2 hours this morning and asked for an opportunity to get on the list of what are nearly 50 Senators who are going to speak today. But I heard loud and clear some of the comments. I just wanted to go back and revisit them and talk about maybe the path forward after this vote occurs today and, I hope, fails to change the filibuster rule. I think Senator Tester was the one who said he knew of a voter who waited 8 to 10 hours to vote. That is unacceptable. We need to change that. I would also say that probably over that 8 to 10 hours, they run a long line--far beyond any restrictions they had for electioneering--so they could have food and water. Some people could have heard that speech and thought that someone was starving or thirsting to death for 8 or 10 hours, but we all know that most States have laws that allow anyone to provide food or water to others 50 feet away from the election sites. I know if you have ever been in elections, you have been there too. I have been there handing out my push card, 50 feet out, handing people water. That happens every day. The American people need to know that. And if there are States that have restrictions, that is something I hope I have a moment to talk about as we move forward. We also heard Senator Klobuchar say that, 160 times, the rules have changed.…”