Political Quotes

“I am happy to hear the review is still taking place. I would hope that during the tenure of this reviewing of the amendments, a decision could be made so the Senator from Rhode Island can offer his amendments. I am happy to hear the decision has been made to allow him to do that, in keeping with my conversation with the majority leader, that amendments would be debated here on the floor. I would also say something else as to how I look at all this. I know the majority leader has a real problem with trying to jam a lot of things in this final week before we go back to our States. I say my friend from Rhode Island, who feels so strongly about this issue, has been willing--and I am saying publicly on his behalf and announcing to the Senate--in that we have conference reports that need to be completed, hopefully on the Energy bill, the highway bill, the Interior bill, the Legislative Branch appropriations bill, and that we have to do something on the Native Americans legislation, and other incidentals that crop up as we are trying to finish a period such as this for a 5-week break, the Senator from Rhode Island has said he is willing to allow the Senate to go forward with all these other items we have before us that I have outlined and, in fact, will waive the second 30 hours he will be entitled to after cloture is probably invoked on the underlying bill.…”