Political Quotes

“I say to the Senator that in normal cases I would say that may be the case. But it is clear we are going to have a cloture vote on Friday on this nominee. It is abundantly apparent to everyone who has been listening to these proceedings that the chances of the two gentlewomen from California, Ms. Kuhl and Ms. Brown, being given the record 60 votes to defeat cloture, or to get cloture, is highly unlikely. So we are not going to be able to get cloture. That is at least what we have been hearing from the other side. We are not going to get cloture. We can't get unanimous consent. It sounds like a filibuster to me. So I agree in part getting a unanimous consent is not in and of itself a grounds for saying it is being filibustered but voting against cloture certainly is. Other than the Senator from Georgia, that has seemed to be the order of the day on that side of the aisle. I am a very optimistic person so I am hopeful I am wrong.”