Political Quotes

“I cannot understand why the Senator from Kansas would prevent us from having this vote. He has an opportunity on this legislation at a subsequent time to offer an amendment. No one can stop him from offering an amendment. I think the majority leader will announce shortly that there will be ample opportunity tomorrow and Monday to offer amendments. So I do not know why the Senator from Kansas would hold up a vote that the Senator from Pennsylvania has been trying to get for several hours. I also say to the leader that while he was proffering his unanimous consent request, the Senator from Virginia said he would have no problem voting on his amendment tomorrow morning. That will give anyone who has any objection to the amendment of the Senator from Virginia the chance to speak tonight for as long as they want. We can set this up following the vote on the Santorum amendment, whatever we want to call it, the one on which we asked unanimous consent. I ask the Senator from Kansas to kindly reconsider allowing us to vote on the Santorum amendment and, following that, vote on the amendment of the Senator from Virginia, and then the floor is open and anybody can offer an amendment.”