Political Quotes

“It is good we finished, finally, the bill on which the Presiding Officer worked so hard, the Omnibus spending bill. It will now be sent to the President. It is a few weeks overdue, but at least it is done right. The provision dealing with the Internal Revenue Service is out of that bill. We learned how it was put in the bill. I am confident and hopeful that will not happen in the future. I extend my appreciation to the Democratic leader of the House of Representatives, Representative Pelosi, for making sure there was a vote on this measure. It sends a good message to the people of America. I also extend my congratulations to Senators Lieberman and Collins for their brilliant work on this 9/11 bill. We had a true conference on that bill. No one can dispute there was anything done in the darkness of night. The people appointed to that conference committee worked long and hard to come up with what we will vote on either tonight or tomorrow. This legislation, while imperfect, is still in keeping with the recommendations of the 9/11 Commission, and the American people are going to be safer as soon as this legislation is signed by the President.”