Political Quotes

“my friend from Oklahoma is on the Senate floor. I would ask if he would be kind enough to wait while I say a few words and withhold offering the consent agreement to allow Senator Schumer to speak for 5 minutes. Following Senator Schumer, I will offer the consent agreement. Would that be appropriate for the Senator from Oklahoma? Madam President, the arbitrary spending cuts in the Budget Control Act were designed to be painful--so painful that both parties would come together to find a bipartisan way to reduce the deficit. Thus far, it hasn't worked. We have reduced the debt by doing a number of different things by approximately $2.5 trillion. We have cooperated in that regard. The deep cuts required by the sequester failed to bring the Republicans to the negotiating table to find more savings or more revenue. Even after both the House and the Senate passed budget resolutions, the House Republican leadership has refused to go to conference to work out our differences. Republicans have been telling us for a long time that they want regular order. When we come to regular order, they don't want regular order. Republicans are afraid to even be seen considering a compromise with Democrats. I speak more strongly, as the Republicans here in the Senate are doing their objection here on going to conference more to protect the House. This applies much more to the House Republicans than it does to the Republicans in the Senate.…”