Political Quotes

“the Senate suffered a notable and stunning defeat of bipartisanship this week during the debate over background checks. They said a week ago we would never get on the bill, but the Senate joined together and we got on the bill. Then yesterday, as I have indicated earlier, we got a significant majority of the Senate voting to move forward on this background check. Ninety percent of the Democrats, which is in keeping with the American people, and four valiant Republicans joined to put us where we are today. But the week did not bring only bad news from the legislative front. A bipartisan group of eight of my Senate colleagues--it would never have happened a few years ago, but it is going to happen now. As I indicated, quoting Senator Schumer, background checks is about where immigration was just a few years ago. A bipartisan group of my Senate colleagues--four Democrats and four Republicans--from all different political persuasions introduced a comprehensive plan to reform our broken immigration system. Senators Schumer, McCain, Durbin, Menendez, Graham, Bennet, Rubio, and Flake worked very hard on this legislation. All one needs to do is look at the legislative pedigree of these eight Senators. They are all over the book--liberal, conservative, moderate. And that is the way it should be. I commend each of them for setting partisanship aside--both Democrats and Republicans setting partisanship aside--on an issue that is critical to our great Nation.…”