Political Quotes

“I was stunned a few minutes ago to hear the assistant Republican leader on the floor speaking about trafficking legislation that is now before the Senate. I am glad he is speaking about the legislation. He has done that quite a bit. But as he spoke about the bill, it is very stunning what he said. He said: This bill is being hijacked and being used to debate something that it really doesn't have very much to do about, and that is the subject of abortion. I totally agree with my friend from Texas. This bill has been hijacked by an issue completely unrelated to human trafficking. I suggest that the majority take it out. We can debate on how it is in the bill. Some said that it was by sleight of hand, and some said that the Democratic staff should have seen that it was in there. It is in there, and it has to come out. Unless that language is taken out of the bill, there will be no bill. We cannot have this legislation hijacked by an abortion issue. My friend the President pro tempore of the Senate and the chairman of the Finance Committee said: I can't believe that this Senate has become so political that we would raise that issue at this time on this bill. ``Raise the issue''--he took the words right out of my mouth. I can't believe it either. I say to my friends the majority, take the abortion language out of the bill. It has nothing to do with abortion.…”