Political Quotes

“today, we will resume consideration of the lobbying reform measure. As I mentioned before the break, it is my expectation the Senate will consider the lobbying reform bill and the border control legislation during the next 2 weeks. This should allow sufficient time to work through these bills, and I hope we can focus our efforts and work together across the aisle on both of these bills. These bills are nonpartisan, and we should be able to address them in a bipartisan way working together. On the lobbying reform bill today, first, I hope the Senator from New York will withdraw his unrelated amendment. That would then allow the two managers to find a way to begin to schedule some of the lobbying- related amendments for debate and votes. In addition, we have Senator Wyden's amendment currently pending, and we are working to set a time certain for a vote on that amendment. On the border control bill, we have a cloture vote scheduled for tomorrow on the motion to proceed to that bill. I will be talking to the Democratic leader later today on the precise timing of that vote, as we await the work of the Judiciary Committee under Chairman Specter that is meeting today. With respect to today, I wish to remind my colleagues that we are working to set up a vote this afternoon, either on an amendment or a nomination. We are expecting that vote to begin at approximately 5:15.…”