Political Quotes

“Mr. President, we are going to cut the votes off after 10 minutes. We are going to move these as quickly as we can. We want to get through this series of votes as rapidly as we can, and it is going to take hours to do that. People should stay close here. We are not going to take time for fun and games. We have to move through this process. It makes it so much easier if you are here to vote; otherwise, some people are going to miss the votes. Amendment No. 3570 The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous order, there will now be 2 minutes of debate, equally divided, prior to a vote in relation to amendment No. 3570, offered by the Senator from Arizona, Mr. McCain. The Senator from Arizona. Mr. McCAIN. Mr. President, the amendment removes the following items from the legislation: additional Medicaid funding for Hawaii hospitals; additional Medicaid funding for Tennessee hospitals; provides special Medicaid funding for Louisiana; special Medicaid funding primarily for reclassified hospitals in Michigan and Connecticut; $100 million for a Connecticut hospital; frontier funding provision provided in new Medicare money for Montana, South Dakota, North Dakota, and Wyoming; a provision allowing for certain residents in Libby, MT. I do not argue whether these are worthwhile or needed projects. I do argue the method in which they were inserted in this legislation--the one for Tennessee being as recently as yesterday or the day before--is the wrong process. The PRESIDING OFFICER.…”