Political Quotes

“I regret that. And I have been here not as long as many but long enough to know when a very dangerous trend or a very dangerous precedent has been set that I recognize it. Cloture vote. I view that unfortunate, too, because if in the future Members of the Senate are seeking a number of amendments to be considered and cloture is imposed without them being able to have all their amendments considered, then obviously we are setting another, I think, very bad precedent for the conduct of the way we do business in the United States Senate. The Senator from Texas and I were allowed to propose one amendment, one amendment which was voted on, and we had many other amendments. But, obviously, that effort is going to be significantly curtailed. My friend, the senior Senator from Arizona, said that a dangerous precedent has been set. No amendments could be offered. The senior Senator from Texas offered an amendment. It was tabled, defeated. Senator Murray and I have begged for people to come and offer amendments, literally legislatively begged for people to come and offer amendments, day after day.”