Political Quotes

“I was surprised, flabbergasted, disappointed last night when the amendment that you and I and Senator McCain...was ruled nonrelevant. That is an amendment to allow the military to receive their disability pay and their retirement pay. I would have to think this huge bill we have here...there is something about pay for the military, about retirement pay, about disability. But the Chair ruled that was not the case. I accept the ruling of the Chair. I do not like it, but I certainly support the statement made by the Senator from Michigan last night. I thought that was a very fair statement. We have to go along with what the Chair rules. There is no other alternative, but that does not take away that this has been a tremendous surprise, disappointment to me, and I would think to the Senator from North Dakota. Is that a fair statement? Here is a situation that has arisen that is totally against what we have learned has been the rule of relevance. This is not some magical concept that just came out of the sky, but in the last few hours there is a new determination of what relevance is.”