Political Quotes

“now, I know the majority leader likes to talk about partisanship, but we are not here for that reason. The bill we are voting on will affect us not just in the days to come but in the months and years to come, and we need the best bill possible. We Democrats have seen some real flaws in the bill that was put on the floor by the Republicans. What it has is, for instance, a giant, giant corporate bailout fund with no accountability. You wouldn't even know if the loans were made until 6 months later. What we have seen is a cutback in what we asked for, for hospitals, doctors, and nurses-- masks, equipment. We need more money than what the Republican majority has proposed. What we have seen is no money for State and local governments. They are going broke. They have huge, huge, new expenses. We need to make those better. The bottom line is very simple. We are fighting for a better bill because this bill will have an effect for a very, very long time. I have been working with Secretary Mnuchin and the President's congressional liaison, Eric. They have been in my office about six times tonight. We are making progress, and I think there is a good chance we will have an agreement, but we don't need artificial deadlines. We will get this done. We will come in at 12 noon, and, hopefully, we will have an agreement by then. So I object. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard. The majority leader. Mr. McCONNELL.…”