Political Quotes

“I say to my friend, I am not on the committee now, but I have been on the committee during a number of these highway bills. This highway bill is one of the most important pieces of legislation that the Senate considers. One reason it is such a good exercise is that it forces bipartisanship. It is extremely important legislation. This is one issue on which Democrats and Republicans work together. I certainly wish my friend well. It is an important bill, as he and I know. We worked so hard last year to get it done, and for a lot of reasons it did not happen, but the Senator from Oklahoma has my good wishes on this most important bill for not only Nevada but the country. Judicial Nominations For the last several months, the Senate has operated under a cloud, a nuclear cloud. I would like to give just a brief history for those who are here today. Filibusters have been part of our history from the very beginning of our Republic. In the early years of our country, there were a number of filibusters, but there was no way to stop them. As a result of that, because of the filibuster, a lot of things were not accomplished that Senators wanted to accomplish. In fact, a number of very important Cabinet nominations did not happen because of the filibuster, and a number of judicial appointments in the early years of this Republic simply did not go anyplace because of the filibuster.…”