Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I thank the Senator from Minnesota for his great remarks. He really does care about Minnesota. It is a nice State. Iran Sanctions Mr. President, in a few hours the Iran sanctions bill is likely to pass both the House and the Senate. That is very good news because when it comes to Iran, time's a wastin'. We need to ratchet up the pressure. And this is a powerful package that will paralyze the Iranian economy. It tightens the screws tighter, tighter, tighter, so that the Iranians will have no choice but to see their economy basically in desperate shape if they continue to pursue obtaining a nuclear weapon. I thank my colleague, Chairman Johnson of the Banking Committee, who has put so much time and effort into the Iran sanctions bill and done such a great job. I thank Ranking Member Shelby. We go to the gym in the Senate at about the same time early in the morning, and we have talked about this bill repeatedly. I know how much he cares about it. I thank my colleague from New Jersey, whom I have worked with on this issue long and hard and who has taken a great leadership role. Senator Menendez has been relentless in pushing this bill, and the many of us who wish not to see a nuclear Iran owe Senator Menendez a great deal of thanks. I thank my friend Senator Kirk, who, even though he is not physically present in the Chamber, has made this his highest priority. We have worked together on this issue a long time, and we continue to wish him a speedy recovery.…”