Political Quotes

“the election is over, and the American people listened to what we had to say, and they acknowledged without any question that the message we delivered is valid: The Senate is a dysfunctional body, caused by the Republicans. Democrats picked up seats in this Senate. The President was reelected by 2.5 million votes. We have an obligation to the American people to proceed and to get some things done. My friend the Republican leader talks about the Golden Rule. I do believe in that. And I believe 2 years ago there were efforts made to change this body so we could get some things done. We were given the assurance that the motion to proceed would not be used in the way it has been used this time. Any suggestion of changing the rules is within the framework of what we do here in the Senate and our Constitution. We have an obligation to continually update this body so that it becomes more efficient. That is the history of this country. And I think my friend the Republican leader has to acknowledge that things haven't been going very well. He just did that. The election is over. We need to proceed to get things done. Incendiary moves? I have been facing incendiary moves for 2 years. We can't get anything done around here because of the Republican obstructionism. The American people recognize that. As I have traveled this country, people have said: Do something to change the Senate so we can get things done.…”