Political Quotes

“following my remarks and those of the Republican leader, the Senate will be in a period of morning business for one hour. The majority will control the first half and the Republicans the final half. Following morning business the Senate will resume consideration of S. 1982, the veterans benefits bill. I filed cloture on the substitute amendment and the underlying bill. As a result the filing deadline for first-degree amendments is 10:30 this morning and for second-degree amendments it is 1:30 p.m. At 2 p.m. there will be a series of votes in relation to the veterans bill. We also expect to consider the nomination of Michael Connor to be Deputy Secretary of the Interior today. Protecting Veterans Mr. President, there are lots of issues on which Democrats and Republicans will always disagree. That is OK. But, historically, Democrats and Republicans have been able to agree on one issue: Congress should do everything in its power to protect those who risk their lives to protect our country. I had hoped this work period would be more bipartisan; that the Senate could tackle issues and would be able to stop the political games we have seen so often from the minority. That is why I scheduled floor time for a bill to expand health care and job training for veterans of the Armed Forces--a very, very comprehensive bill, worked on by the Veterans Affairs' Committee, led by Senator Sanders.…”