Political Quotes

“I suggest the absence of a quorum. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will call the roll. The assistant legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll. Mr. McCAIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. Amendment No. 2107 Mr. McCAIN. I ask unanimous consent to call up amendment No. 2107 and make it pending. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will report. The assistant legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Arizona [Mr. McCain] proposes an amendment numbered 2107. Mr. McCAIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To allow the importation by individuals of safe and affordable drugs from Canada) At the end of title XI, add the following: SEC. 11__. SAFE AND AFFORDABLE DRUGS FROM CANADA. Chapter VIII of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 381 et seq.), as amended by this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the following: ``SEC. 810. IMPORTATION BY INDIVIDUALS OF PRESCRIPTION DRUGS FROM CANADA.…”