Political Quotes

“I wish to thank the Senator from Arkansas for his comments. I wish to speak to the amendment and the overall bill that is before us. I thank the eight Senators who have brought us to this point where we are looking at landmark legislation. I thank all who were involved last night who went through the hurdle of putting in place the strongest border security plan anyone could have imagined. I don't think anybody can now look at this immigration bill and say we are not doing what the majority of Americans want to see happen; that is, to secure the borders. I thank all involved in making that happen. I know over the last several days that has consumed our discussion--talking about the border being secure. Border security is something I know people in Tennessee and folks all across this country care about. Again, I appreciate all the contributions that have been made. I thank those who were involved last night in a very strong bipartisan cloture vote. Hopefully, we will have the vote on the amendment soon. I understand there are negotiations underway to add as many as 20 or 30 more amendment opportunities for folks. I hope people will try to narrow down their list. I cannot imagine how more amendments which can improve the bill is not something we all want to do. I wish to thank those working toward that end. We have plenty of time left this week to deal with a number of important amendments. Candidly, many of them, in my opinion, would make the bill stronger.…”