Political Quotes

“Madam President, I voted against the Vitter amendment on the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund to H.R. 4213, the Tax Extenders Act, because no matter what the size of the trust fund, the party responsible for an oil spill must pay all costs of its cleanup, and is also responsible for economic damages caused by the spill. This amendment will not reduce in any way the available resources for combating the spill in the gulf, or any other future spill. The moneys in the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund may be used to advance cleanup costs but that does not relieve British Petroleum as the primarily liable party for paying the full costs of the gulf spill cleanup which will reimburse the trust fund for any funds expended. Amendment No. 4311 The PRESIDING OFFICER. There will now be 2 minutes evenly divided prior to a vote in relation to the Franken amendment No. 4311. Who yields time? The Senator from Minnesota.”