Political Quotes

“well, I thank my colleagues for their fine speeches, and I very much appreciate them. Now, the bipartisan group of Senators has finished writing the text of the infrastructure bill, and in a moment, I will take the procedural steps to make their legislative language the base of the bill here on the floor. I want to congratulate the Members of the bipartisan group for their efforts. We haven't done a large bipartisan bill of this nature in a long time. I want to especially thank the staffs, who burned the midnight oil many a night, for their diligence, their hard work, their intelligence, and their skill. Thank you, staff, listening and a few in the room here tonight. These days, it isn't easy to do major bills in the Senate, especially bipartisan ones, so I have tried to prod the negotiators along when they have needed it and given them the space when they have asked for it. In the end, the bipartisan group of Senators has produced a bill that will dedicate substantial resources to repair, maintain, and upgrade our Nation's physical infrastructure. It has been decades-- decades--since Congress passed such a significant stand-alone investment, and I salute the hard work that was done here by everybody. In order for our workers, our businesses, our economy to succeed in the 21st century, we cannot have infrastructure that is stuck in the last century.…”