Political Quotes

“Mr. President, this is a debate where it does not matter who is speaking, Republican or Democrat, because we are speaking with one voice. That very seldom happens in American politics today, unfortunately. There will be 50 minutes divided, but really there is no division here. S. Res. 65 has 91 cosponsors. That is very difficult to do. The Presiding Officer, Senator Coons, was an original cosponsor of the legislation. What is S. Res. 65 all about? It is about the following: On March 4, 2012, President Obama stated: Whenever an effort is made to delegitimize the State of Israel, my administration has opposed them. So there should not be a shred of doubt by now. When the chips are down, I have Israel's back. This resolution is in support of the President's statement. When I heard that statement, it was music to my ears, because the Iranian nuclear program, the efforts of the Iranians to develop a nuclear capability, marches on as I speak. Today, May 22, there are two articles, one in the Associated Press, one in Reuters, talking about AIEA reports and diplomats saying that Iran is pressing forward with the construction of a research reactor that would add to their nuclear capability in terms of enriching uranium to make a bomb, and that they have increased the number of centrifuges dramatically since April. We have been trying to sanction Iran--very successfully, I might add. Senator Menendez, my cosponsor here, the original cosponsor, will be here around 4.…”