Political Quotes

“I expect that vote to occur sometime shortly before 11 a.m. this morning. If cloture is invoked--and I hope it will be--then we will be working toward an agreement that will allow us to finish the bill as quickly as possible today. We will be returning to the lobbying reform bill today. We will begin considering amendments. Therefore, in addition to the LIHEAP bill, we will have votes in relation to the amendments to the lobbying reform bill. I also expect the Senate to recess from 12:30 until 2:15 for the weekly party luncheons. I say again to all colleagues who want to finish the lobbying bill this week that we certainly want to allow adequate time for Members to offer amendments. I urge Members to come forward early. We would like to lock in a filing deadline as soon as possible. As a matter of fact, I hope that we could lock in a filing deadline for today and therefore give our managers their best opportunity to schedule consideration of the amendments as soon as possible. Again, we expect to be working into the evening each night in an effort to finish the bill as soon as possible. ____________________”