Political Quotes

“I am very happy we are at this point. This legislation has taken 3 years. It has been hard to get to where we are today. We can go back to a lot of hurdles that we have had to jump to get to where we are now, and we can affix blame to a lot of different people, but there is no need to do that today. We are where we are, and we should accept that with glee. I am gratified we are able to reach this agreement, and that is an understatement. It is an important piece of legislation. Is it perfect? Of course not. But nothing we do legislatively is. We are trying to work things out through compromise. This is a good opportunity for us to show we can do that. We have tried to move this legislation for 3 years, and I really appreciate the patience of Jeanne Shaheen from New Hampshire. She has worked on this and has been so disappointed so many times. I hope she feels as good as the rest of us. I also want to thank the ranking member of the Energy Committee. She has had other responsibilities before, but those of us who have worked with Senator Cantwell know how persistent she can be. She is tireless in advocating for what she thinks is appropriate. So I appreciate what she has done in the last few days to get us to this point. I am grateful that we are done with this and that we are going to finish this bill. We will have to work it out timewise. It will not be the easiest thing, but we should be able to do that. We have other things we need to do.…”