Political Quotes

“the Senator from South Carolina set a good example by withdrawing his amendment. That is really what the standard should be. Senator Blumenthal was second best when he said he would take a voice vote. The only disagreement I would have with my friend the Republican leader is that if we go through all of these amendments that are pending, it will take 33 more hours. That is the math. That is the truth. We need to move on. Remember, this budget resolution is a statement of policy. It is not the law. We can say ``I gotcha'' on this one, ``we gotcha'' on that one, but that is--we have done that now for 8 hours or whatever it is. I really do agree with the Republican leader. The staff has worked so hard. They haven't worked just today and yesterday and this week; they have been working for weeks to get us to the position where we are tonight. I know the Republican leader bought dinner tonight, and I appreciate that very much. But if we can get finished here by 11:30, I will buy dinner when we get back, and it will be better than that. So we have had an ample vote-arama. For all the new Members, they see what it is like. The time has come for Senators to show some restraint. No one's election is going to be determined--I say that to the world. No one's election is going to be determined by what is taking place here tonight--no election. I defy anyone to show me in any of these vote-aramas where a vote has made any difference.…”