Political Quotes

“I say to my friend who came to the House at the same time as myself, and then we came to the Senate together--in fact, there is only one person ahead of me in seniority, and that is the Senator from Arizona because the State of Arizona has more people in it than the State of Nevada--no one has ever doubted the courage of the Senator from Arizona. I have read the books. I know about Senator McCain. He has not only been heroic on the field of battle but also legislatively, and I respect that. But I say to my friend, yes, there are 60 votes required on some things in this body. Not everything. The vast majority of legislation that passes here is with a simple majority. I would say to my friend, recognizing that it does take 60 votes, that is why I offered to do the deal: McCain, 60 votes; Warner, 60 votes. That is the proposal I made. That is pending before the body right now, and that has been turned down five or six times. So I would be willing to do it on a simple majority, if you want to do McCain on a simple majority or the Warner resolution on a simple majority. I would try to get that done. Right now, Madam President, we have the proposal I have made. I do say that the debate is not whether we support the troops. That is a diversion. We support the troops.…”