Political Quotes

“I say to my two friends, the managers of the bill, Senator Daschle has announced that if we finish this bill tonight, we will not be in tomorrow. If we do not finish the bill tonight, we will be in tomorrow with votes. We do not have the ability to communicate the way we normally do by running hotlines because some people cannot be in their office to receive them. So this is the notice that everyone will get: People have to come over and present their amendments or the managers will have no alternative but to move forward on the bill. We want to be as agreeable, as considerate to everyone as we can, but there is an effort to complete this bill as soon as we can. So, I repeat, this is everyone's notice that if you have an amendment, this is the time to offer it. If you cannot come over physically, you have to call the cloakroom and tell them you have an amendment and give the subject matter of the amendment.”