Political Quotes

“I urge my colleagues to vote yes on this resolution and vindicate the authority of Congress to obtain information necessary for sound legislation to protect the most vulnerable among us. We are going to hear shortly from Senator Claire McCaskill, who has been a partner of mine in this effort from the beginning. This investigation has taken about a year. We have done it thoughtfully and carefully. Again, I wish to express my gratitude to her for her support for the legislation. We wanted to wait until she was back in Congress-- she was home taking care of some important health matters--in order to take up this vote today. I know she will express her own strongly held views on this. I just want to say I hope all of my colleagues--Republicans and Democrats alike--will look at this issue and realize this is an opportunity for us to go on record supporting an investigation that could lead to legislation that can actually help to protect those most vulnerable among us. With that, I yield the floor.”