Political Quotes

“Madam President, I regret that my dear friend and colleague from Alabama has the need to object. This is an opportunity, with a bipartisan amendment, to help Main Street and small businesses; an opportunity to create 40,000 jobs; an opportunity to do it without cost to the taxpayers; an opportunity to do it with organizations, CDFIs, that have a proven track record; an opportunity to lend to Main Street because big banks are not doing it. We all lament the lack of job growth. We all lament the lack of access to capital. This would be a tremendous opportunity to do that. So I do hope I can work with Senator Dodd and Senator Shelby to get this in order prior to the cloture vote or hopefully, if we do not achieve that, to be able to get this in any managers' amendment. It is bipartisan. It creates jobs. It does not cost the taxpayers any money. I do not know how much more you can come to the floor and offer an amendment that should have bipartisan support than an effort like that. With that, Madam President, I yield the floor. I suggest the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll. The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Minnesota.”