Political Quotes

“to everyone within the sound of my voice, I say again, we shouldn't be surprised. Even though there had been all this focus on Senator Paul, that he was holding up everything, that is not the way it is. He is not holding up everything. It is the Republicans. All this has been cleared on my side. It is unfortunate. We will continue to work to reach an agreement. We need to move this vote on the CR. Unless we have some agreement, it is going to occur at 8:45 tomorrow night, which is when the 30 hours expires. So I think we need to continue to see if we can work our way through the logjam the Republicans have put up here. If nothing happens, we will be out of here in a little bit tonight and proceed to vote tomorrow night. But Rand Paul is not holding up things, as has been rumored around here for weeks. Unanimous Consent Request--H.R. 8 and S. 3412 Mr. President, on July 25, the Senate conducted two important votes on dealing with the so-called fiscal cliff. That day the Senate voted on extension of the tax cuts enacted in 2001, 2003, and 2009. Democrats, and a majority of the Senate, voted to extend tax cuts for 98 percent of American families while at the same time reducing the deficit by $1 trillion over 10 years. Republicans, on the other hand, insisted on a vote on their plan--a plan that provided tax breaks averaging $160,000 for millionaires at the same time it increased taxes by $1,000 for 25 million American middle-class families.…”