Political Quotes

“The distinction he is dwelling on is the distinction on page 4, the ``may-shall'' distinction. The only way he can be right on this, of course, is if he presupposes that the Secretary is just not going to care; that the Secretary is not going to exercise that authority. It is not going to happen. I am sure he is not impugning a lack of concern on the part of the Secretary of Agriculture to do that. He wouldn't do that. Secondly, look, if that is what is holding this up, if you want to switch--if you would be willing to support it if I made the ``may'' and turned it to a ``shall,'' I will do that right now. I will offer up a second-degree amendment to my own amendment right now, and we will do that. If the gentleman from Delaware were to agree to that, I would be fine with it, and we could get this passed.”