“This is a direct threat to the safety of every family on the road, and I won’t stand for it.”
“Everything accomplished by Operation Epic Fury would be for naught!”
“We shouldn't shut down air travel in a state that doesn't agree with our politics.”
“We are making sure that working people will not be priced out of the game that they helped to create.”
“It extends to making it possible for every New Yorker to take part in the things that make us human.”
“To think that it’s going to cost a billion dollars — I mean, that’s a thousand millions.”

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On the recordMarch 16, 2011
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Federal Budget Debate
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Democratic · New York
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