Political Quotes

“I have been told by the Republican leader what to me is incredible. We have two issues this week, among others, that we need to complete. One is the stimulus package, and the other is FISA. They are not in order of importance, but they are both issues we need to complete. I have been told we are not going to do anything. That is why I had to have the vote called before 6 o'clock. The 30 hours will run out a few minutes after midnight tomorrow night. Now, they are going to waste 30 hours of the people's time on nothing. They will not allow us to work on FISA to complete it. The President said he is not going to extend it any more than one time for 15 days. We wanted to finish this piece of legislation. They are not allowing us to work on it. On the stimulus package, the President told us last Saturday in his radio address: We need to have Congress complete this. We are trying. We are trying, but we are told now that, no, we cannot do this. We need the 30 hours postcloture. I hope everyone can understand what we are trying to accomplish.”