Political Quotes

“You cannot yield the floor because I have the floor, sir. I maintain the floor. This is one of the few times I will be able to get to tell Chuck Schumer what the rules are here. But I just want to get back to you, and maybe this is a way to get back to you by sharing a story I don't think I have ever told you. (Mr. CURTIS assumed the Chair.) It was a few years ago with one of Biden's last State of the Union speeches, and I--we all had to vote on the floor about an hour before the speech, and then we would come back here and assemble to do this extraordinary walk through history. So, days before that, I was with the leader, Hakeem, and I was with some other people in the Oval Office with the President. The President put his arm around me as we finished the meeting, and he said: Hey, Cory. And I am like: Yes, Mr. President. I have got a big speech coming up. I know, Mr. President. I am going to go to Camp David to work on it. And I said: OK, Mr. President. He goes: Can I call you if I need some help? And I said: Yes. Right, Mr. President. Sure. And that was it. Over the weekend, he didn't call me for help with his speech, and we came here and did that vote an hour before, and then--I like walking out that door. Many people know this. If I can, I go straight out the next doors and onto the steps. I love those steps-- maybe because I watched ``Schoolhouse Rock'' as a kid, and that is where there was ``Mr.…”