Political Quotes

“in Roll Call today, we learned that the Republican majority is going to attempt to finish earlier than we anticipated. In fact, the quote is that the majority leader and the majority whip have ``scrapped plans to keep the Senate in session through the beginning of October, and will instead look to wrap up work on as many appropriations bills and other must pass measures before September 27.'' This new adjournment date means the Senate has only 8 more weeks in which it will be in session, 40 business days. If we subtract Labor Day, that makes 39 days. If we subtract Mondays and Fridays--which seem to be what we subtract on a weekly basis--there are 23 legislative days left in the 109th Congress--23 days and so much to do. For months, this what others have deemed the do-nothing Republican Congress has wasted time on issues such as the nuclear option, the marriage amendment, drilling in the Arctic Wildlife Refuge, flag burning, bankruptcy class action, and, of course, time and again, the estate tax repeal. As a result, here we are with only a handful of weeks remaining--in fact, a handful of days, 23--to do so much and to address the priorities of the American people. I had a wonderful week last week in Las Vegas, in Searchlight. I traveled the State. I spent it all in southern Nevada. The concerns I heard from my constituents are the same concerns this Republican Congress has been ignoring for the last 18 months.…”