Political Quotes

“today, the Senate will continue making progress on the NDAA, one of the most important bills of the year and something that for more than six decades has passed with bipartisan support. Yesterday, we adopted two important amendments to the NDAA, adding to the Senate's work on outcompeting the Chinese Government. Both amendments--one by Senators Cornyn and Casey and one by Senators Rounds and Tester--passed overwhelmingly, with 91 ``yes'' votes each. It is not often that 91 Senators can unite on a single measure, let alone two measures. So to see us unite on outcompeting the Chinese Government was an important demonstration that this issue remains broadly bipartisan and something we will continue working on throughout the year. This morning, we will hold another vote on an amendment by Senators Warnock and Budd halting the harassment of our servicemembers by debt collectors. I hope this will also enjoy broad support. Last night, we sent out a hotline with a number of additional amendments. I am hopeful we can lock in an agreement soon to begin voting on some of them. Since last Wednesday, the Senate has voted on eight amendments here on the floor and adopted seven more by voice vote. This is how the process should work.…”