Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I have a cloture motion on the joint resolution, which is at the desk. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The cloture motion having been presented under rule XXII, the Chair directs the clerk to read the motion. The assistant legislative clerk read as follows: Cloture Motion We, the undersigned Senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, hereby move to bring to a close debate on H.J. Res. 45, a joint resolution increasing the statutory limit on the public debt. Harry Reid, Max Baucus, Christopher J. Dodd, Patrick J. Leahy, Edward E. Kaufman, Paul G. Kirk, Jr., Tom Udall, Daniel K. Inouye, Jeff Merkley, Robert Menendez, Byron L. Dorgan, Jack Reed, Debbie Stabenow, Tom Harkin, Roland W. Burris, John D. Rockefeller IV, Charles E. Schumer, Richard Durbin.”