Political Quotes

“I hope that if there are going to be amendments, one of the amendments we need to take into consideration--I am sure the leader has heard from his Members, as I have heard from mine--is disaster relief. I hope we have this vehicle moving through here today and that we do something regarding agricultural disaster assistance legislation. We passed it three times in this body, and it has never made it out of the House. It is not just the Midwestern States that we know produce a lot of food. We have had natural disasters all over. The State of Nevada has had raging fires. In California, there is one fire that has been burning since the 1st of September and they still haven't put it out. So I hope the leader will consider that legislation. Also, I wasn't able to respond to my friend, the distinguished majority leader, last night, but on the India nuclear bill legislation, the reason this matter hasn't been to the floor much earlier is there was a provision put in this legislation by Senator Lugar. I agree with it. I support the legislation. But on the majority side, there are people who have held up the legislation because of that provision. This is important legislation. I have said on a number of occasions that I strongly support this legislation. It is important we find time to consider this bill before this Congress comes to an end.”