Political Quotes

“Mr. President, it is my understanding that we have more reporting to be done by the clerk on matters that will come before the Senate. Amendments Nos. 1 and 2 The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Under the previous order, the clerk will report the two amendments that are in order. The legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from New Mexico [Mr. Udall] proposes an amendment numbered 1 to S. Res. 10; and the Senator from Oregon [Mr. Merkley] proposes an amendment numbered 2 to S. Res. 21. The amendments are as follows: amendment no. 1 (Purpose: In the nature of a substitute.) Strike all after the resolving clause and insert the following: SECTION 1. DEBATE ON MOTIONS TO PROCEED. Rule VIII of the Standing Rules of the Senate is amended by striking paragraph 2 and inserting the following: ``2. Debate on a motion to proceed to the consideration of any matter, and any debatable motion or appeal in connection therewith, shall be limited to not more than 2 hours, to be equally divided between, and controlled by, the majority leader and the minority leader or their designees except for a motion to go into executive session to consider a specified item of executive business and a motion to proceed to consider any privileged matter, which shall not be debatable.''. SEC. 2. ELIMINATING SECRET HOLDS. Rule VIII of the Standing Rules of the Senate is amended by inserting at the end the following: ``3.…”