Political Quotes

“Senator Schumer has been involved in the currency issue from basically the time he came to the Senate. It has been an important issue for him, and he can speak for himself. I am not an expert on the bill, and I don't intend to debate anyone here on the merits of the bill. People know how I feel about the legislation generally, but I am kind of an expert on the procedural aspect of what goes on around here. I suggest the best way to move forward is to come up with a program to have all of these bills discussed at the same time, and that is why we have felt the way we did and we indicated that in the vote we just took. So I think everybody should just take a deep breath, and I think there are probably ways we can move forward with this without disparaging either side. I think the vote was important, procedurally. We, as a minority--as the Republican leader certainly can understand, having been in the minority for a number of years--I think we would be better off with the minority having a say in what goes on in this body. That is the way we spoke today. We believe that, and we look forward to continuing the process of moving forward on this bill. We cannot be debating the merits of this legislation unless we figure out some way to move forward, and right now that process is not looking very good. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Oregon.”