Political Quotes

“we are now on the motion to proceed to the Ex-Im Bank bill. We are working on an agreement to begin consideration of the bill. I don't know if we can reach that, but we are trying. At 4:30 today the Senate will proceed to executive session to consider two U.S. district judges from Maryland and Illinois. At 5:30 there will be up to three rollcall votes. The first two will be on confirmation of George Levi Russell and John J. Tharp, and the third will be on cloture on the motion to proceed to the Ex-Im Bank bill. There was a time when legislation that would reduce the deficit and support hundreds of thousands of jobs would fly through the Senate with bipartisan support but not so anymore. Instead, a worthy measure that would support 300,000 American jobs--the Export-Import Bank--may stall in the Senate this evening. The holdup is more Republican obstructionism. Tonight the Senate will vote on whether to end the filibuster of reauthorization of this most important legislation. The bank helps American companies grow and sell their products overseas. Last year this bank financed 3,600 private companies and added almost 300,000 jobs in more than 2,000 American communities. The last time the Senate considered this in legislation, it was offered by a Republican Senator and it passed by unanimous consent. What that means is it comes to the floor, sponsored by a Republican, and everybody agrees and we don't even have a vote here. It is done by unanimous consent.…”