Political Quotes

“briefly, I want to propound a unanimous consent request which has been agreed to by the leadership on the other side. And then people will know the scheduling for today and tonight. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the vote on the pending bill, H.R. 9, occur at 4:30 today, with Senator Reid recognized from 4 to 4:15 and Senator Frist in control of the time from 4:15 to 4:30; provided further that the remaining time be under the control of the minority. I ask unanimous consent that following the vote on passage of H.R. 9, the Voting Rights Act, the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 379, H.R. 4472. I further ask consent that the Hatch amendment at the desk be agreed to, and there then be 2 hours of debate equally divided between the leaders or their designees, and that following the use or yielding back of time, the bill, as amended, be read a third time, and the bill be temporarily set aside with the vote on passage occurring after consideration of the judges in executive session. I further ask unanimous consent that following passage of the bill, the title amendment be agreed to; provided further that following the debate on H.R. 4472, the Senate proceed to executive session for consideration of the following executive calendar numbers en bloc, under the designated times: Calendar No. 762, Neil Gorsuch, 5 minutes each for Senators Specter, Leahy, Allard, and Salazar; Calendar No.…”