Political Quotes

“Object to what? Mr. President, through the Chair to my friend from Arizona, this is a 587-page bill that has been available to the public because the vast majority of this bill is identical to what the House already passed-- identical. He, along with his staff and the Senator from Oklahoma, have had days and days to look this over. I want to make sure everyone understands I can only do so much. I try not to be too sensitive, but the Senator from Oklahoma seems to have a problem--I assume he was referring to me or perhaps he was referring to Senators Durbin, Schumer, and Murray. Here is what he said on one of the Sunday shows: ``The Senate's not nearly as dysfunctional as it is made out to be . . . '' said Coburn. ``Our problem in the Senate is the leadership in the Senate.'' I don't know if he is referring to Senator McConnell, I don't know whom he is referring to, but one day he should look in the mirror. I want to try and get along here. The vast majority of the stuff that is in this bill came from the House of Representatives. It has been available for days. I cannot remember what day we received this. I think it was last Wednesday or thereabouts, so it has been many days. I know Senator McCain very well. He and I came to the House and the Senate together. I understand how he feels about these issues. I don't blame him for being upset about some of the things in this bill, but it is not our fault.…”