Political Quotes

“before the President pro tempore of the Senate leaves the floor, I would like to say on behalf of the people of Nevada and the country how much we appreciate the work he did on homeland security. Knowing the Congress has gone to the effort--and the Senator from West Virginia held hearings and called in Cabinet members to find out what was needed by each entity--and then the disappointment was, as far as I am concerned, when we got the supplemental request from the President, these matters were not found. I say to the Senator from West Virginia, based on information obtained about how this should be obtained, by having congressional oversight hearings to determine what was needed, and then move forward together so people in West Virginia, Washington, and around the rest of the country are going to receive as a result of the action that will be taken by the Senate tomorrow, I hope there are no games played. When the bill goes to the President, I hope he doesn't play around and try to send us a message about vetoing the bill. This is so important for the country. We would not have this legislation but for the Senator from West Virginia. Of course, I have to include Senator Stevens, who was very deliberate and sat through those hearings, as did the Senator from West Virginia. This is a bipartisan bill. A large chunk of it is based on the needs of this country for homeland security.”