Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I have had a number of conversations in the recent minutes with the Republican leader. I think we would be well advised--and we are going to proceed along this avenue unless someone has an objection--that for the rest of the day and the evening, however long people want to visit, we will be in a period of morning business. As soon as Senator Lincoln finishes her remarks, we will be in a period of morning business, and Senators will be allowed to speak for up to 15 minutes. I put that in the form of a consent request. We have a number of Senators over here and on the Republican side who want to speak on the START treaty, but people are not going to be restricted to that. They can speak about anything they want. Then tomorrow morning we will return to the START treaty. So this afternoon, I again ask unanimous consent that we be in a period of morning business and that Senators be allowed to speak for up to 15 minutes each during this period of morning business, with the understanding that tomorrow morning, at a reasonable hour, we will return to the START treaty and begin debate directly on that. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Is there objection? The majority leader is recognized.”