Political Quotes

“anyone who watches the Senate on C-SPAN knows that the desks in the Senate Chamber are split between Democrats and Republicans. But when I come to the Senate Chamber anymore, we shouldn't have just Democrats and Republicans; we should have obstructionists. With the Democrats, there are 55 of us. With the Republicans, anymore, there are six or seven on a good day. There are obstructionists of about 40, for sure, on any day. The legislators--Republicans who, like Senate Democrats, are tired of all the useless obstruction, who want to get things done for Americans, and the obstructionists--the guardians of gridlock, as the Republican leader has proudly called himself--are playing politics and constantly grinding the wheels of the Senate to a standstill, a stop. Over the last few months, I have spoken with Republicans who are fed up with obstructionism in this body. I have spoken with them in my office when they come to see me, on the Senate floor, and in various places. So these Republicans always have the same message from me: We came to the Senate to get things done, so let's work together. I am happy to work with them, as we did a few months ago with the Child Care and Development Block Grant. That is who I have always been in this Chamber. When I was the whip, my Republican colleagues knew I was someone they could talk to and work with to get things done.…”