Political Quotes

“I will briefly say--I know everyone is anxious to get to work--we have had some pretty good work in recent days. The postal bill was extremely difficult to get done. We had the highway bill; that was difficult to get done. Those are bipartisan in nature. It took a while to get through this matter that is before us, but now we are there. It is an effort on everyone's behalf. On my side, I am grateful for the work done by Senators Patty Murray and Pat Leahy and many others, but I am glad we are at the point where we are today. Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I add I agree entirely with the remarks of the majority leader. This is the way the Senate ought to operate--on both these bills, both the postal bill, which was challenging for everyone to get through, and the Violence Against Women Act, on which there is broad, probably unanimous agreement. In fact, the last time it passed the Senate it did pass on a voice vote. We are proceeding to handle it in a way entirely consistent with the Senate's past and procedures, with some amendments but limited debate time on each of them. We will be able to finish this bill today. I commend Senator Hutchison and others on our side who have been deeply involved in this--Senator Cornyn--in bringing us to the place we are now. Amendment No. 2093 The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the substitute. The assistant legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Nevada [Mr. Reid], for Mr.…”