Political Quotes

“I know Congressman Moran. He is a fine man who has been in Congress many, many years. But he should step over here and talk to Senator Menendez or Marco Rubio and see how they feel about Cuba and the language in that bill that changes things in relation to how they feel, which dramatically changes our relationship with Cuba, or how about the chairman of the Environment Committee, Barbara Boxer. See how she feels about going back, in effect, to some saying the Dark Ages, changing lightbulbs, or how about dealing with other environmental issues, dealing with coal. How about talking to some of the other Senators on that committee. The bill is not complete. I think we could complete it very quickly if people sat down and focused on what we need to do to get out of here. But now it has not been completed. I do not care what Jim Moran says or what Mitch McConnell says, the bill is not completed. But, Madam President, what is obviously extremely clear, which is extremely clear here, my friend the Republican leader has talked for days--I went through what he said on Monday, what he said on two separate occasions on Tuesday: Let's vote on this bill now. That is what he said. It is obvious that something has happened in the last few hours that suddenly they do not want to vote on their own bill. Keep this in mind: The House has passed a bill that I have said and non-Democrats have said is a dead duck, DOA, dead on arrival. It is here. It is dead.…”