Political Quotes

“this has been a long week, and it is hard to comprehend, but it is only Wednesday, Wednesday morning. We have now been in session continuously for 2 days. On Monday, I submitted a simple request for consent to proceed to an up-or-down vote on the Levin-Reed amendment to the Defense authorization bill. As I have stated, this amendment provides a clear, binding responsible path to change the U.S. mission and reduce our combat presence in Iraq. It honors the sacrifice of our troops, reflects the will of the American people, and lets us rebuild and focus our military on the growing threats we face throughout the world. Regrettably, Republicans chose to block this amendment. They chose to block a bipartisan amendment, Mr. President, to deny the American people an up-or-down vote. They chose to continue protecting their President instead of our troops, no matter the cost to our country. In contrast, my Democratic colleagues and a number of brave Republicans came to the floor of the Senate throughout the night to make our case. I am proud of what they have said and what they have done. We spent 2 days showing America that we are not going to back down, we are going to continue to fight, and that if President Bush and his allies in Congress refuse to budge, we will continue to show them the way. How could we possibly shrink from this fight? How could we possibly try to avoid this fight?”