Political Quotes

“I, first of all, thank Senator Snowe for her leadership on this currency legislation. Its time has come, as she has said. She has been a real leader on this for months-- years, for that matter. I so appreciate her work on this problem. Pure and simple, this is the most important bipartisan jobs bill the Senate will pass in my 4\1/2\ years since I have been a Member of the Senate. Senator Snowe has been here a good bit longer and has been a member of the Finance Committee that understands these issues of how China has gamed the system. Senator Snowe and I were joined in our legislation, combining it with Senator Schumer and Senator Graham in their legislation, also Senator Stabenow, a Democrat from Michigan; Senator Sessions, a Republican from Alabama; both Senators from North Carolina, Senator Burr, a Republican and Senator Hagan, a Democrat; joined by Senator Casey and the other Maine Senator, Senator Casey from Pennsylvania, a Democrat, and the other Maine Senator, a Republican, Senator Collins. And that just shows the bipartisan support. We had this vote today. On S. 1619, the cloture vote was 79-19, which is a strong message to the House and to our colleagues that this legislation as we debate this week is so important. It is deserving of basically a week of the Senate's time to discuss and debate what China trade is all about. We know what China trade is all about.…”