Political Quotes

“reserving the right to object, I think most people know I worked here as a police officer for most of the time I was going to law school. I also worked for a period of time in the post office. I am not an expert on the post office, but I know the importance of post offices. I know what is going to happen in the State of Nevada if we do not make some arrangement to help the Postal Service survive. Scores of small post offices in Nevada will go out of business. There will be distribution centers that may not exist after a few months. So I wish to get to the postal bill as much as anyone in this Chamber, having worked for the Postal Service, through the House Post Office. I wish to move to the postal bill. But I am not going to be forced into doing it at a time that may not work out just right for our schedule; that is, the Senate. So I will move to that shortly after the recess as quickly as I can, but I am not going to agree to a specific time. I object to the modification. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The request of the initial modification is objected to. Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I object to the initial request. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard to the initial request. ____________________”