Political Quotes

“The legacy of the Senator from Oregon on this, with 10 years of work, is very impressive to this newer Senator. I appreciate so much what he and Senator Grassley have done over the years to begin to put an end to this practice. I think the straw that broke the camel's back--or maybe the 80 straws that broke the camel's back--was the absolute avalanche of secret holds that has confronted our new President from this Republican minority. It has come to the point where the President, I think fairly, believes his ability to staff his own administration is being compromised by people who will not stand and be counted and be accountable for the reason for their opposition. It is being done in the dark, secretly, and without any accountability. I agree that needs to be put to an end. So I urge people who are watching this: The sixth day has begun--6 days of session. At the end, we will know who is doing this or we will be able to clear these nominees, and we will have broken this unfortunate practice, to a significant degree or we will have learned something I think very unfortunate about our friends on the other side; that is, that they have agreed to connive with one another to play a switcharoo and bring in a new Senator to dodge the clear import of the rule that the Senator from Oregon and Senator Grassley worked on, on a bipartisan basis, to put into effect in this body and which was approved by an enormous majority of this body. So the clock is running and we will see.…”