Political Quotes

“Madam President, I thank my colleagues from California and Alabama, Louisiana and Maine, from Pennsylvania and Oklahoma. I urge my colleagues who weren't listening today to read the letter, Dr. King's letter from Birmingham jail. It inspires us today as it helped to move a nation almost 61 years ago. I yield the floor. Cloture Motion The PRESIDING OFFICER (Ms. Baldwin). Pursuant to rule XXII, the Chair lays before the Senate the pending cloture motion, which the clerk will state. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: Cloture Motion We, the undersigned Senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, do hereby move to bring to a close debate on the motion to proceed to Calendar No. 211, H.R. 3935, a bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to reauthorize and improve the Federal Aviation Administration and other civil aviation programs, and for other purposes. Charles E. Schumer, Maria Cantwell, Peter Welch, Brian Schatz, Edward J. Markey, Thomas R. Carper, Patty Murray, Sheldon Whitehouse, Amy Klobuchar, Richard Blumenthal, Mark Kelly, Richard J. Durbin, Tina Smith, Debbie Stabenow, Margaret Wood Hassan, Catherine Cortez Masto, Michael F. Bennet. The PRESIDING OFFICER. By unanimous consent, the mandatory quorum call has been waived. The question is, Is it the sense of the Senate that debate on the motion to proceed to H.R.…”