Political Quotes

“I ask unanimous consent that the first amendments in order to S. 1197, the Defense authorization bill, be the following two amendments. First, an editorial comment. These are two very important amendments that I think we should resolve. The Guantanamo amendment--I think most all Democrats accept what is in the bill. The White House accepts what is in the bill. The Republicans and a few others want to change what is in the bill. We should have debate and a vote on that. I think that is appropriate. Gillibrand--that is an amendment that has received a lot of attention, and we should have that debate now. It has received nationwide attention. So let's start over. The reason I mentioned these two, and these two only, tonight--I ask unanimous consent that the first amendments in order to S.…”