Political Quotes

“Everyone listen. The selfpronounced guardian of gridlock just gave us his presentation. That is what the Republican leader calls himself, and that is a good name that he got for himself--the guardian of gridlock. That is what we have in the Senate. That is what we have had here for 5\1/2\ years. We have struggled through parts of it, but it has been difficult. It is no surprise to me or to us that, of course, when something is said about the Koch brothers, there are people who run down to the floor to defend them. This time we have the Republican leader defending the Koch brothers. What I talked about today is something so radical--listen to what it is--that we should have restrictions on how much money people can spend in political campaigns and not have the government purchased by the two richest people in America--the Koch brothers. So it is no surprise we have someone running to their rescue. I would also suggest this. My friend, the Republican leader, wants a vote on Keystone. They had a vote. They wouldn't take it. As one of my Democratic Senators said, my friend the Republican leader is more interested in an issue than getting the pipeline done. So here is where we are. The Republican leader has asked for alternating amendments. That is a buzzword for ``we are going to continue our filibusters.'' The chairman of the Finance Committee, Ron Wyden, as the new chair-- and we all have great expectations from Ron Wyden. He is an experienced legislator.…”