Political Quotes

“I am sure it is well-known that from the very beginning my objective has been to save Amtrak, although there are some in this body and the other body who would just as soon see it go into bankruptcy. And to save it, we have said from the beginning that we need to change the labor protection, we need to reform it, we need to reform liability. And there are other things as well which we believe need to be done. But the labor provisions and the liability provisions are very, very crucial. And, indeed, the Senate has acted. There are provisions in those areas of labor reform and liability reform and contracting out, which is a subset of labor, that are not as strong as many would like them to be, but, nevertheless, they are acceptable. So the biggest stumbling blocks that have been before us are, indeed, now acceptable. There is, however, at least one additional factor which is of extreme importance. Many of us believe, and of course we respect the other body, but the last time we checked the Constitution, this was a bicameral legislature. This House is not a potted plant.”