Political Quotes

“I hope the American public, on this interchange between the distinguished Senator from Minnesota and the Senator from Nevada, would not think this is how we do business all the time; that is, take legislative action and then hold hearings later. It seems to me we should reverse that order, hold the hearings and determine the legislative action necessary. I also hope there is no one of the opinion that, regarding the security of the President and the visitors who come to the White House, the people who work there, and this Capitol complex, any time the Capitol police or Secret Service want to make a decision, they would have to have congressional approval to do so. Knowing how slowly we have moved on most things around here, there would not be much action taken, especially if it involved the security of the President or people around the Capitol complex. I ask my friend from Minnesota another question, through the Chair to the distinguished Senator from Minnesota. Would the Senator consider an amendment to the resolution that, after the word "people," which is the last word in the sense-of-the-Senate resolution, we add the words, "provided that the Secretary of the Treasury and the Secret Service certify that such a plan protects the security of those who live in and work in the White House"?”