Political Quotes

“we on this side have been as cooperative as we could be. We have done everything we can to move this legislation along. And I have said publicly that I appreciate how Senator Frist has handled legislation since he has become the Republican leader. He has not tried to shut off debate. He has rarely filed cloture, and that is commendable. And I have said, on more than one occasion, I appreciate that. But we are in a situation now where, as part of the regular process of doing business here, we have a difficult amendment. It is a tough vote for a lot of people. It is a Boxer amendment. In effect, it would allow coverage--without exception--for prescription drugs for people who are diagnosed as having cancer. We have been told by various people on the side of the majority that we are not going to have a vote on this. Well, my response to that is, we are going to do nothing else on the bill. This is now the regular order. And until there is an agreement made that we are going to vote on this, we are going to do nothing else. This is it. We have a lot of tough votes here, and this is one of them.”