Political Quotes

“I would say there would be no blue-slip problem whatsoever because, as I indicated, this would be an amendment to a revenue bill we have received from the House, and I identified which one that would be. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the cloture vote with respect to the Reid motion to proceed to Calendar No. 204, S. 1723, occur at 9:55 tonight; further, that if cloture is not invoked on the Reid motion to proceed, the Senate then proceed to a vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the McConnell motion to proceed to Calendar No. 205, S. 1726; finally, that if cloture is invoked on either motion to proceed, that notwithstanding cloture having been invoked, the Senate resume consideration of H.R. 2112, and upon disposition of H.R. 2112, the Senate resume consideration of the motion to proceed, postcloture. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered.”