Political Quotes

“Madam President, I appreciate my friend's courtesy. I want everyone who has any interest in this piece of legislation on the floor today to know that now is the time to come and debate to their heart's content. If they want to debate it late tonight, we are here to do it late tonight. If they want to debate it tomorrow for a period of time, they can do that. I think this piece of legislation is about as weak and senseless as anything that has ever come to the Senate floor, and I am not going to waste the Senate's time day after day on this piece of legislation, which I think is anathema to what our country is all about. So I want everyone to understand we are going to have a vote tomorrow. I am not going to wait until Saturday. We are going to vote tomorrow, and I feel confident this legislation will be disposed of one way or the other. The American people should understand this is a bad piece of legislation--perhaps the worst piece of legislation in the history of this country. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Massachusetts.”