Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, first off, let me suggest to the gentleman, my friend the gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. Kind), that we take his motion seriously. Having said that, we all know that motions to instruct conferees are only that. They have no ultimate effect. The fact of the matter is the negotiations have been ongoing in the conference committee, and whether this motion passes or does not pass, the conferees on the part of the House and the part of the Senate, the Republicans and the Democrats, are and have been and will be continuing to negotiate all of these issues, and they will all be negotiated in the context of all of the other issues that they are negotiating. But having said that, I also want to, at least in this point in the argument, assume that the gentleman's arguments are sincere, and I would like to address them. First off, with regard to the argument that we need a fallback, a government-run fallback, for the prescription drug program, the gentleman's point is well taken. We do, and we should have, and we should guarantee that, in every region of the United States of America, every senior will have access to a good and affordable prescription drug plan.”