Political Quotes

“Madam President, this has been a long time in coming--I think 7 or 8 months--and I have had the distinguished Republican leader contact me on more than one occasion asking when we were going to be able to move this bill. I appreciate his continuing to press to move this bill forward. We are at a point now where we think we have an opportunity to complete this today. I also want to express my appreciation to my friend from the class of 1982 in the House of Representatives, John McCain, who has worked on this as hard as anyone and has pushed this as much as anyone, for his understanding as to how we should move forward. So, Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 215, S. 2799; that the bill be read three times, passed, and the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? The Senator from Arizona. Mr. McCAIN. Madam President, I reserve the right to object, though I will not object, but I just want to point out the importance of this legislation. I think it deserves a rollcall vote. In discussions with the majority leader and the Republican leader, we will hopefully get a rollcall vote on the conference report. This situation in Iran is terrible, and it is worsening. People are dying in the streets of Iran as we speak.…”