Political Quotes

“first, I heard the remarks of the Senator from Illinois. It is a hope that we can change the way the Senate operates and do more amendments and do more debating on the floor. We haven't seen much give from some of our colleagues on the other side of the aisle, but hopefully that could and will happen. Now, about remarks here, every day, it seems, for the past week or so, I have come to the floor ready to talk about the merits of bipartisan legislation we have been drafting, not wanting to be critical at all. Then I listen to the Republican leader. The leader's remarks just about every day this week as he has opened the Senate have been so nastily partisan and in so many ways false that I have no choice but to correct the record as the Democratic leader. The Republican leader's accusation that the blame for this bill's delay lies totally on one side is just ridiculous. It is ``Alice in Wonderland'' thinking. It defies all the facts as to what we have seen. Then his comparison--that the agreement we are voting on today and the most recent Republican offer are so similar--is absurd. The two bills are nothing alike, and I had to point that out several times. I have a chart here. Mr.…”