Political Quotes

“I understand the paper is in the process of being delivered to the desk on S. 843, so while that is happening, let me just make some remarks about the legislation. The legislation that I am calling up on behalf of myself and Senator Dodd and the two leaders who have been outstanding in helping us bring this bill to the floor tonight is the Combating Autism Act. I know Senator Enzi was just speaking, but I want to thank Senator Enzi and Senator Kennedy also and the entire HELP Committee. If you want to talk about a team effort, this has been a tremendous team effort, starting initially with Senator Dodd and myself and our staffs who have just done an outstanding job. I thank particularly on my staff Jen Vessey, who has just put in--I won't say hours of time but days of time, in working together along with Senator Dodd's staff and then subsequently the entire committee staff; in particular, Senators Enzi and Kennedy's staff, as well as, as we brought this to the process, Senator Frist and Senator Reid. This team was committed to getting this bill done and passed before the August break. We had many bumps along the way, but tonight, with a minor change in the bill, we are going to see this piece of legislation pass and pass by unanimous consent. I am very excited about all of the work that has been put in by the entire autism community.…”