Political Quotes

“I rise to speak on the Corker-Menendez Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act. As I have said from the start, bipartisanship on this legislation has always been the key to making sure that Congress has the ability to review any agreement with Iran--a nation that we cannot trust. It is critically important that bipartisanship is preserved. As we head to a 2 o'clock vote on cloture to move forward on this bill, let me just say I want to thank Chairman Corker for his leadership. I want to thank Ranking Member Cardin for taking up the cause and for helping to bring this legislation to this point, starting with a unanimous vote out of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. At the end of the day, we can pass a bipartisan bill almost as Senator Corker and I first envisioned it. It has been a long and difficult process. There has been debate, disagreement, and some amendments, but we have almost reached the finish line. Despite the good intentions--and I would say the good intentions of many of the amendments, some which I agree with--we cannot risk a Presidential veto. And we cannot at the end of the day risk giving up congressional review and judgment. That is the critical core issue before the Senate. Will we have congressional review and judgment on probably the most significant nuclear nonproliferation national security--global security--question, I think, of our time?…”