Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I move to proceed to Calendar No. 11, H.R. 359, and I send a cloture motion to the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The cloture motion having been presented under rule XXII, the Chair directs the clerk to read the motion. The assistant legislative clerk read as follows: Cloture Motion We, the undersigned Senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, hereby move to bring to a close debate on the motion to proceed to Calendar No. 11, H.R. 359, an act to reduce Federal spending and the deficit by terminating taxpayer financing of Presidential election campaigns and party conventions. Harry Reid, Daniel K. Inouye, Jeff Bingaman, Tom Udall, Kent Conrad, Patrick J. Leahy, Benjamin L. Cardin, Carl Levin, Jack Reed, Kay R. Hagan, Mark R. Warner, Richard J. Durbin, Jeff Merkley, Mark Begich, Al Franken, Bill Nelson, Charles E. Schumer.”