Political Quotes

“today the Senate will continue to process the National Defense Authorization Act, the NDAA. I believe we have had a really good process so far, and I hope this bipartisan work can get us through to the finish as soon as possible. We made good progress on amendments last night. It took a while, but we have voted on 19 amendments to the NDAA and have at least 8 more amendment votes lined up for today. We have a lot of votes to get through, so I urge Senators--I urge my colleagues on both sides of the aisle--to be cooperative, to remain in the Senate Chamber as the series of votes progresses through the afternoon so we can keep the process moving. Last night, we ran a hotline that includes a few additional votes and a managers' package of 48 amendments--23 from Democrats, 23 from Republicans, and 2 bipartisan. Each side of the aisle has amendments they really want in that managers' package and a good number of them were bipartisan. We have had an open and constructive amendment process for the NDAA, with both sides--both sides--working together in good faith. This is exactly how the process for the NDAA should look: bipartisan, cooperative. I want to thank all of my colleagues, particularly Senators Reed and Wicker, for their good work. I am also proud of our first managers' package that had 51 amendments--21 from Republicans, 21 from Democrats, and 9 bipartisan.…”