Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the resolution and preamble be agreed to en bloc, and the motions to reconsider be laid upon the table en bloc. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The resolution (S. Res. 574) was agreed to. The preamble was agreed to. The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows: S. Res. 574 Whereas, The Senate has heard with profound sorrow and deep regret the announcement of the death of the Honorable Robert C. Byrd, late a Senator from the State of West Virginia: Now, therefore, be it Resolve, That the memorial observances of the Honorable Robert C. Byrd, late a Senator from the State of West Virginia, be held in the Senate Chamber on Thursday, July 1, 2010, beginning 10:00 a.m., and that the Senate attend the same. Resolve, That paragraph 1 of Rule IV of the Rules for the Regulation of the Senate Wing of the United States Capitol (prohibiting the taking of pictures in the Senate Chamber) be temporarily suspended for the sole and specific purpose of permitting the Senate Photographic Studio to photograph this memorial observance. Resolved, That the Sergeant at Arms be directed to make necessary and appropriate arrangements in connection with the memorial observances in the Senate Chamber.…”