Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I will be brief. The resolution does not say it has to be done immediately. The resolution certainly allows for the Attorney General to make sure that nothing is released that violates the law. All it says is that it ought to be released. It is hard to understand why the majority leader wouldn't be for that resolution. None of his objections--none--are in the words of the report. In fact, the words of the report are very simple. It shows a sense of the Congress that it should be released--not when, not in violation of the law, not in a hurried matter, just to be released. So I am sort of befuddled by at least the majority leader's reasoning in this regard because it is not in the words of this resolution. I yield the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The majority leader. Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, the country and the President had to wait 2 years. It has been going on for 2 years. This very expensive investigation took 2 years to be concluded. Look, it is not unreasonable to give the special counsel and the Justice Department just a little time to complete their review in a professional and responsible manner. Remember, as I said earlier, we are likely dealing here with other potential prosecutions, classified information, and damaging people's reputations. There is no evidence that the Attorney General is not going to produce as much information as possible for all of us, and that is why I objected. I think it is a reasonable thing to do.…”