Political Quotes

“Madam President, if I could have the attention of the Senators, I have had a number of conversations with the Republican leader today. The collective goal is to move forward with the schedule as we know what it is. Senator McCain has 15 minutes, Senator Inouye has 10 minutes, and the farewell speech of our friend Senator Specter is going to be this morning. We hope to have agreement that at around 2 o'clock today, we will vote on a couple of judges. We will vote on the motion to concur on the continuing resolution and vote on cloture on the treaty. We don't have that down in writing yet, but that is the goal, so everyone understands. We will have four to five votes this afternoon around 2 o'clock. That would point us toward the final surge on this most important treaty. I had conversations with Senator Kerry and Senator Kyl this morning. I think there is a way clear to complete this sometime tomorrow. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator from Pennsylvania. Farewell to the Senate Closing Argument”