Political Quotes

“I want to thank the Senator from Washington for her hard and diligent work. No one--no one--fought harder for the State of Washington, which, like my State of New York, is in such crisis, than the two Senators from Washington, and I thank Senator Cantwell for her great work up and down the line. Whether it was the government, the companies, the people of Washington State, she was there. Now, I say to the American people: Help is on the way--big help, quick help. I say to the American people: Because Democrats insisted on making this bill better, we can now call it a bill that puts workers first, not corporations; that has a Marshall plan for hospitals; and that has accountability, transparency, and watchdogs over much of the lending that is in this bill. Now, in 6 days of shuttle diplomacy and here, in these mostly now- empty corridors, we have shaped a bipartisan agreement on the largest rescue package in American history, which was sealed last night a few minutes after 1 in the morning, when Leader McConnell and I came to the floor to announce we had an agreement. It was not a moment of celebration but, rather, one of necessity. Facing an unprecedented crisis, it was the duty of the Senate to produce bipartisan legislation to send an immediate infusion of resources to our public health systems, State and local governments, small business and American workers.…”