Political Quotes

“Madam President, I thank my colleague so much for coming down to stand up for the people of his home State and say that ``secret police don't belong in my State, in my city of Chicago, or anywhere in the United States'' and that we should act on this floor to make sure that is not the case. We must work and fight for the citizens all across this country. It would be the right thing for us to debate my simple amendment that says: ID, and you stay in the near vicinity of a Federal property, and you don't engage in these attacks on peaceful protesters. We should debate it. If people disagree with it, they should stand up and explain why. Maybe we can come to a common understanding. Do you know how rare it is for Senators to come down and actually have dialogue and debate? It just doesn't happen. On something as important as this, shouldn't every Member be here weighing in and considering it? How much time do I have left? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The junior Senator from Oregon has 18 minutes.”