Political Quotes

“again, before I get to the need for this amendment, let me be clear. This is about good government. It has nothing to do with politics. I notified the distinguished majority leader of my intentions to speak this afternoon, well in advance--not today; I advised him yesterday--so the majority leader--indeed, every Member of the Senate--knows this is not a partisan effort but, rather, a serious effort to ensure the Senate fulfills its responsibilities to the American people. I sincerely hope that the majority leader has had time to think about this important amendment and will join with me today to get it agreed to. The fact is, the White House was wrong to classify portions of the phase II report, as both Republicans and Democrats on the Intelligence Committee have said. This chart states as follows: The committee disagrees, however, with the Intelligence Community's decision to classify certain portions of the report's findings and conclusions . . . the Committee concludes that the Intelligence Community's decision to classify this information is without justification. This was made public last Friday from the report. For the record, this is not my conclusion. This is not a Democratic conclusion. This is a bipartisan conclusion of the Republican-led Senate Intelligence Committee. Again, here is what they said: The Committee disagrees, however, with the Intelligence Community's decision to classify certain portions of the report's findings and conclusions . . .…”