Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I now ask unanimous consent the motion to proceed to S. 3217 be agreed to; and that once the bill is reported tonight, the Senate then proceed to a period of morning business, with Senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each, and on Thursday, April 29, following the recognition of the leaders or their designees, the Senate then resume consideration of S. 3217; that after the reporting of the bill and recognition of Senators Dodd and Shelby to make opening statements on the bill, Senator Lincoln then be recognized to speak for up to 20 minutes; that on Thursday, no amendments or motions be in order prior to the offering of the Dodd- Lincoln substitute amendment; and that once the substitute amendment is offered, it be considered read. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered. The Republican leader. Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I want to take a few moments here to thank the distinguished Senator from Alabama who has been our leader on the Banking Committee and an expert on this very complex subject of financial regulation, for his steadfast effort in bringing us to where we are today. As Senate Republicans plus Senator Ben Nelson of Nebraska have demonstrated over the last few days, we believed the bill we started with was not insignificant but that it needed to be improved.…”