Political Quotes

“through the Chair--the Senator, because of airplane connections today, wasn't here. I made a statement on this legislation. One of the things I want to make sure the Senator from Massachusetts understands is that I completed my statement this morning saying that I hope we can have bipartisan, good debate on this legislation; this legislation is so badly needed. I also want the Senator from Massachusetts to understand that as far as I am concerned, the key to our having been able to move forward on this legislation is the work done by the Democratic Senator from the State of Massachusetts, the senior Senator from Massachusetts, and the Republican Senator from Arizona, the senior Senator from Arizona. The Kennedy-McCain legislation is the framework for doing something to solve a problem that needs to be solved. I hope we can move forward on this matter in a bipartisan, constructive way. I said this morning there are strong feelings on all sides of this issue, as there should be. But I hope the Senator from Massachusetts agrees with me that it is imperative that this legislation be completed and that--the Senator, being the modest person he is, would not agree with me about the importance of the Kennedy-McCain bill--but I want the Senator to know that I believe the key to our moving forward was the work done on this matter in many private meetings, some public meetings, with you and the Senator from Arizona.…”