Political Quotes

“I would say through the chairman to my distinguished friend, that is a net estate; it is not 7 million worth of property. First of all, I would like to extend my compliments to Charles Grassley, the senior Senator from Iowa, a gentleman farmer who we are so fortunate to have in the Senate. He, in his gentlemanly way, indicated in his speech tonight how terribly upset he was for what happened a week ago. We had this all worked out. The conference was completed. The extenders would have been done. The pension bill would have been passed. Senator Baucus, who has been a partner with Senator Grassley for a long time, is not here tonight. As we speak, he is in Dover, DE, meeting his brother and his nephew, Philip. Philip is in a casket, having arrived from Iraq where he was killed. Max Baucus would like to be here, but we are going to have printed in the Record what Max Baucus said: Political games congressional leaders played with this bill are not the way to get the job done. I hope that cooler heads can prevail and we can work together for sensible reform in the future. My distinguished friend, the majority leader, has placed a name on this legislation called the Family Prosperity Act. I suggest that it should be called the Prosperous Family Act. This legislation would only help the prosperous--only the prosperous. This should be called the Prosperous Family Act.…”