Political Quotes

“following leader remarks there will be 1 hour of morning business, with the first half controlled by the Republicans and the second half controlled by the majority. Following morning business the Senate will resume consideration of the Transportation appropriations bill. Senators Murray and Collins have done good work. We hope to wrap up this bill in the next 24 hours. We hope to vote in relation to the Portman amendment sometime this morning. We also expect to consider the student loan legislation today. Under the orders that have been entered, we have the ability to vote on the student loan bill, which is so important. There are several hours of debate--4 hours plus other time on various amendments--so I think Members should consider that at about 4 p.m. this afternoon or thereabouts, we could have a series of votes. We also have other nominations that are subject to vote. So we should have a number of votes today. I hope that, in fact, is the case. I admire and appreciate the work, as I have already mentioned, on the appropriations bill. Hopefully we can wrap it up soon. ____________________”