Political Quotes

“Well, if I could, reserving the right to object, I would like for us to have some degree of discussion about this in the future--either to finish our business at a normal time or to come back the next morning. This is a ridiculous process that we go through where people extort us until we get so tired that we are willing to do whatever it is they wish for us to do. I don't know what the issues were today. For instance, I would love to have a week's debate on an AUMF at some point. Now, I can hold this vote up on a legitimate issue and say: No, we are not going to vote until you agree that we are going to have an AUMF debate. I haven't done that. To my knowledge, I have never in my life held a vote up. Maybe I did 10 years ago and I can't remember. But I just think that, again, we ought to have a little more certainty around here. I appreciate that people have flights in the morning and that there are some codels going out. So I am not going to object. However, I am going to discuss with other Members, whether in the future, if we cannot finish our business at a reasonable hour, let's just come back the next morning and start. With that, I do not object. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered. Cloture Motion Pursuant to rule XXII, the Chair lays before the Senate the pending cloture motion, which the clerk will state.…”