Political Quotes

“I think when we are going through an exercise like this there are some people who want to have their program placed on a must- pass bill in order to get something through. The junior Senator from Oklahoma made it very clear that he is talking about something he feels is relevant to the defense of this country, and I think that sounds reasonable. What I would like to suggest to the majority leader and to my very good friend with whom I have worked for many years, the chairman of the committee Senator Levin, is that we can qualify and work on a UC which would either use the words germane, relevant or related, in some way so that those amendments--which have nothing to do with defending America--might be able to be considered in some form, maybe a limited form. I would like to be able to sit down and see if something like that can be worked out before giving up. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? The majority leader.”