Political Quotes

“I say thank you to Senator Levin. Yes, I try to explain this. I was on some radio calls this morning with stations in Dayton and Cincinnati and all over the State, and the questions they asked were just that: Wait a minute, OK, I understand people being against a proposal, but why would the leader of one political party say about a jobs bill--when unemployment is this high in the Senator's State and my State and millions and millions of Americans want jobs and cannot find them--why would they say: Let's not even put it on the floor for discussion. The rules of this place are peculiar, obviously, but why would you say: I am not even willing to bring it up for a vote. I am not even willing to debate it. I am not even willing to set the stage so we can discuss it. People do not want to hear about process. I understand that. But people do want us to do something about jobs. The first step is, you have a debate--you bring the bill forward, you have a debate, you offer amendments, and then you come up with something. Last night, as you recall, I say to Senator Levin, right before the jobs bill vote, we had a huge bipartisan vote, with 63 votes for the China currency bill. To do what?…”