Political Quotes

“I have expressed to the majority leader my disappointment in not allowing amendments on this bill. We had agreed to just have five, with time agreements on each of those. The leader decided not to do that. I think that is unfortunate. I hope that, moving beyond that, we can have a better idea of what we are going to do for the rest of the work period. The majority leader indicated to me that he has a very important meeting shortly after lunch, and he will indicate to me at that time more of a direction as to what we can expect this afternoon, tomorrow, and the rest of the work period before the August recess. I also want the record to reflect, as I said yesterday, that I appreciate the cooperation of Senator Bingaman. Without his agreement, this parliamentary situation we find ourselves in would not have occurred until late this evening. This will allow us this afternoon the possibility of doing other work. So I appreciate very much Senator Bingaman being his normal cooperative person. He has strong feelings about this legislation. He expressed them to me personally and on the Senate floor. But he is always someone who works for the good of the Senate. I appreciate that very much. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from New Mexico is recognized.”