Political Quotes

“I thank my friend from Oklahoma. It is something I wish to be able to do. We have so much to do--we have the farm bill, we have cyber security, we have the FDA bill, I am filing cloture on nominations--people who have been waiting to change their lives. So I am sorry we cannot legislate more. I have sympathy with my friend from Oklahoma. I don't agree with everything he said, but this is a program that needs to be changed and I recognize that. I will continue working with my friend. Maybe there is some way we can work together and figure out a way to move this forward. It is hard. What I would suggest is I would be happy to work on my side, because Senator Johnson has talked to me twice today on this legislation, to figure out what amendments my folks want to offer, because they want to offer amendments. If my friend from Oklahoma would also make a decision on his side of, as he indicated, cogent amendments, relevant amendments, we could put this in a little package and move to it without having to file cloture and do these amendments. I wish to do that. I will work on my side to find out what amendments there are. If my friend will do that, on Monday or Tuesday we will talk about this and see if we can get a very concise agreement to do it. This is important legislation. My friend is not denying that. But I think we do have to make some changes in it. I am happy to move forward on it. I think the House is going to take something up real soon. I yield the floor.…”