Political Quotes

“I simply rise to express my concern about the lack of progress that we have made in the last several days on a bill that I think is generally supported in this body, certainly is supported by me and I know is supported by almost all of the leaders in local governments throughout the country. I have watched the progress or, indeed, the lack of it on S. 1 for 7 or 8 days now. I have listened with a good deal of interest and watched the process, and I must tell you that it is an exasperating process. We have had, I think, more than 100 amendments, many of which were not germane to the issue that is before us. They certainly have to be considered as stalling tactics. I have heard Senators review endlessly the same kinds of issues on the floor which leads one to conclude that nothing more than stalling is happening. I support the unfunded mandates bill. I think most people in the Senate support this bill, and I think the American people generally support this bill.”