Political Quotes

“Mr. President, back in May, Congress passed and the President signed legislation guaranteeing Congress the chance to take an up-or-down vote on any nuclear deal with Iran. It was widely debated here in the Senate and in the House of Representatives. Votes were held, and in the Senate, 98 Senators on both sides of the aisle agreed that we should pass legislation requiring that Congress have a voice-- and through Congress the American people have a voice--in something that is so important to America's national security interests. Yet here we are 4 months later, and the same Democrats who voted for that at the time and joined Republicans--98 Senators voted for the American people to have their voice heard on this-- these same Democrats have now chosen to stifle the voices of the American people by refusing to allow an up-or-down vote on the President's nuclear agreement. Twice now, when we attempted to move to a final vote on the deal, only four Democrats broke ranks with their colleagues and stood up to the President. That is a deeply disappointing result, especially given the stakes on this agreement.…”