Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to executive session to consider Calendar No. 2, Treaty Document No. 110-21; that the treaty be considered as having advanced through the various parliamentary stages, up to including the presentation of the resolution of ratification; that any committee reservations and declarations be agreed to as applicable; that the DeMint amendment, which is at the desk, be agreed to; that any statements be printed in the Record; further, that when the vote on the resolution of ratification is taken, the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid on the table, and the President of the United States be immediately notified of the Senate's action. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment (No. 4683) was agreed to, as follows: (Purpose: To provide an understanding that the preamble to the Treaty does not create any obligations of the United States under the Convention on the Rights of the Child as a matter of United States or international law) In the section heading for section 1, strike ``TWO RESERVATIONS AND THREE DECLARATIONS'' and insert ``TWO RESERVATIONS, ONE UNDERSTANDING, AND THREE DECLARATIONS''. In section 1, strike ``the reservations of section 2, the declaration of section 3, and the declarations of section 4'' and insert ``the reservations of section 2, the understanding of section 3, the declaration of section 4, and the declarations of section 5''. Strike ``SEC. 3.…”