Political Quotes

“After months of negotiation, I am confident that we will pass this legislation by an overwhelming bipartisan margin. For our troops, for the unemployed, and for those who have suffered from natural disasters and economic hardship, this legislation is a long-overdue victory. I am glad we have reached this point, but it has not come easily. My colleagues will recall that when President Bush requested yet another supplemental war funding bill, he said to Congress--give me my war money and not a penny more. He said that even after appropriating $660 billion for war, any effort by Congress to address our needs here at home would be met with a veto. Our answer then was it is our job to legislate. The Constitution calls for three separate but equal branches of government. A President's veto threat must not stop us from doing what we think is right. So we did not blink or back down. We said that after $600 billion spent on Iraq, it is long past time to take care of some problems right here in America. We did exactly what the Congress is meant to do: we legislated. We negotiated. We compromised. And because we did, we now stand ready to deliver a major victory for the American people.”