Political Quotes

“I would hope people who feel strongly about the amendment that is pending; that is, the habeas corpus amendment, would come and speak on this amendment. The floor is open for debate on that issue. It is an extremely important amendment. No matter how you feel about it, it is important--whether you are for it or against it. I would hope Senators would come and talk about that amendment. I have also spoken with Senator Levin and Senator McCain about how we proceed from this point forward. We have been somewhat tepid in moving forward because we did not know how the vote would turn out on the DC voting rights. We know that now, so we are moving ahead as quickly as we can on the Defense authorization bill because that matter is out of the way procedurally. What I have spoken to the two managers about is that we would have the Defense authorization bill, and as a sidetrack, we would have Iraq amendments--a finite number from the Democrats, a finite number from the Republicans.”