Political Quotes

“it is my understanding that on Monday there will be opportunity for debate. Is that right, Mr. Leader? We will do that at closing tonight. That would be good. Madam President, I appreciate very much the understanding of the Republican leader, the majority leader, about how to proceed on this. This is a really important piece of legislation. I don't know of a piece of legislation in recent years that is more important than this. So I look forward to the Senate turning to this legislation. I again applaud and commend Senators Corker and Cardin for the delicate and very good work they have done on this. This measure, I repeat, is important. It deals with matters of international affairs and Congress's role in carrying out the constitutional responsibilities we have. This bill will take some time. I hope we can finish it as rapidly as possible. That is what I want. I also want to comment that I think it is important we have the opportunity--and I am sure the Republican leader--to have our caucus on Tuesday, so that we by that time will have an idea how we are going to proceed forward on this. I have heard some Senators want to offer amendments really to hurt this bill. I hope that, in fact, is not the case. I hope people are trying to be constructive. Regardless of that, the leader has assured us that there will be an open amendment process. So no matter how a person feels about this bill, they will have an opportunity to offer amendments.…”