Political Quotes

“I agree with my friend from Kentucky. Farmers do deserve more than what is going on here. You know, I took only one course in logic in college, but I did pretty well in that course. And what I would say to my friend is, it is illogical what he is talking about. A 1,600-page bill that needs to be improved can only be improved--if, in fact, people think it should be improved--by offering amendments to it--amendments to the farm bill. Every farmer and rancher in America should understand we are trying to pass a farm bill. We have said any amendment you want to offer to this big bill, offer it, but it has to be relevant to the farm bill. That is all. That is not a closed process. It is an open process. How can you have it both ways? The ink is hardly dry on this, is a gross overstatement. This bill has been around for several weeks now--not in its final form, but everyone knows what is in this bill. The tax portion was a little late in coming, but it had been worked on for a long time. This is a bill upon which Democrats and Republicans agreed. It is a bill that is here by virtue of that bipartisanship. The House has already done their bill, and a lot that is in this bill is in the House bill. So if this bill needs to be improved, let's improve it. Let's improve it. I have said let's offer amendments.”