Political Quotes

“I hope my Republican colleagues will think long and hard the next few days. We have made some progress this year-- it has been limited but some progress--in passing a few bipartisan bills. We started with the Murray-Ryan budget, which was significant, and we were able to get that done. We were able to get the debt ceiling raised without the struggle we have had the last 5 years. We were able to pass an Omnibus spending bill, which is significantly important. We worked together to pass a childcare development block grant bill. And after four or five attempts to end a filibuster, which we were unable to do, but finally we were able to do that, we got five stalwart Republicans to join with us and we passed the unemployment extension benefits. Today, we have before us the Shaheen-Portman energy efficiency bill, creating 200,000 jobs. It is a fine piece of legislation. It started out good, but it got better as the bill's sponsors worked together to incorporate 10 Republican amendments, joined by some Democrats, and it is a better bill now than it has ever been. My Republican colleagues, for more than a year, have been asking: Please let us vote again on Keystone. I personally oppose Keystone. I think it is really bad to make oil out of the most dirty carbon stuff there is, to ship it clear across the United States, and then to ship it overseas, which is what they would like to do. I oppose that.…”