Political Quotes

“I am wondering if we are going to be prevented from considering the Defense appropriations bill. I assume so. Are we going to be prevented from considering a Labor-HHS bill to provide funding to deal with, for example, bioterrorism threats? I assume so. The question confronting the minority is whether these tactics are worth confirmation of a few additional judges. I assume that is a decision they have made. People of Nevada are concerned about what we are doing to fight the war. They are not concerned about judges. We are going to do everything we can to take care of these judges. Senator Leahy has worked extremely hard. He will continue to do so. We are going to do all the judges we can. I am concerned. When you recognize there are no major disagreements on the spending bills, we have worked with the President to get the numbers up where we can move them out of conference. On my bill, energy and water, we will have a meeting at 3 o'clock today. That will basically be wrapped up. I am wondering if they are going to allow us to do the conference reports on the appropriations bills we have completed. I have been told no. These bills are important. The appropriators, the administration, and the budgeteers are all in agreement on the remaining bills. Holding them up hurts the country. It is not hurting the Democratic Senators; it is hurting the country.”