Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I am going to be very brief and then make a unanimous consent request. Again, we have a difference of opinion with respect to the facts. That is what the Senate is all about--real debate. In a moment, I am going to ask unanimous consent to put into the Record at this point an article from just a few days ago from the Wall Street Journal that makes the truth about Nord Stream 2 AG very clear. In effect, in the Wall Street Journal article that we are going to put into the Record, the pipeline owner said last week that construction on the pipeline has been completed. There is no reason to object to this very talented individual, John Davidson, to head this important post after he got a 28-to-0 vote in the Senate Finance Committee. I think this article in the Wall Street Journal that I have just asked to be printed in the Record at this point in the debate, so we can make sure the facts are correct, supports our basic proposition on this side of the aisle. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: [From the Wall Street Journal, Sept. 13] Senate Republicans Vow To Block Treasury Nominations Until Nord Stream II Firm Is Sanctioned (By Ian Talley and Brett Forrest) Washington.--Senior Senate Republicans on Monday threatened to indefinitely hold up the nominations of five top Treasury Department officials if the Biden administration doesn't blacklist the firm managing Russia's Nord Stream 2 pipeline project. Sen.…”