Political Quotes

“I say, no matter what you call a filibuster, it is still a filibuster. We are 4 weeks on two bills. Check the history of this body. How often do we spend 4 weeks on a bill? We do not unless there is a filibuster, and that is what we have here. The majority leader, Senator Daschle, is trying to stop debate so we can go ahead and finish these bills. The President has told everybody he wants homeland security, but he sure is acting strangely if he really wants this legislation passed. There is simply nothing to show the President really wants this bill. In fact, what this is showing is that on this issue, Iraq, and anything else he can do to keep away from domestic policy, he is doing it. We have a stumbling, staggering, faltering economy, and we should do something about it. We have in the dark holes of the other body, these conference committees, legislation that has been held up for months and months. There is terrorism insurance. Important? Of course it is. We have major construction projects--I will bet in Minneapolis and other places in Minnesota and in Las Vegas and other places--that are being held up because we don't have terrorism insurance.”