Political Quotes

“I have listened to my friend from Montana and my dear friend from Oklahoma. You cannot change the Senate rules. They can say all they want that they are not filibustering this bill. This is the fourth week we are on the bill. If they want to get disaster aid to the farmers, they should allow us to go forward on this legislation. We can offer their amendment on other matters, if they really care about the farmers; 79 Senators said they did. Those people are waiting for relief as we speak. They should go ahead and allow us to pass this bill. In the meantime, the farmers get nothing. It is not as if we are not fighting fires. There is $800 million that Senator Byrd and Senator Stevens put in this bill for fighting fires. It is a question of their wanting to do away with judicial review, which we are unwilling to do.”