Political Quotes

“Mr. President, let me thank Senator Cotton for his work with me in getting this bill to this happy result. As the Presiding Officer knows, a bill can look like it was easy to get done when it passes 96 to 1, but that doesn't mean that the pathway was easy. This has been years and years of effort. Senator Cotton really helped make it possible, so I am very grateful to him. I also want to thank Senator Braun, who was the first Republican Member to join me in this and who has been a constant ally and source of support and encouragement. I would also like to extend my appreciation to Chairman Grassley of the Finance Committee. This is a Finance Committee jurisdiction bill. Chairman Grassley was willing to let it go forward as long as he got his amendment--without insisting on his amendment being part of the bill. He got his vote. We voted it down, and the bill has now gone forward, and that reflects a very high degree of forbearance and courtesy from Chairman Grassley, which I respect and appreciate. I also want to thank the ranking member on Finance, Senator Wyden, who has worked very hard to make sure that finance issues were resolved and that he was comfortable with it. He and Grassley were able to give it committee clearance to come to the floor with their support on these terms. I also want to thank Senator Lee--Mike Lee--for his forbearance. He has been interested in this bill in the past.…”