Political Quotes

“what the Democratic leader and I have laid out is a way to get onto this bill, and as you can tell, both of us have been working in good faith on various issues that have been raised on the floor. We both appreciate our colleagues' patience in arriving at this point. We both anticipate a lot of challenging times over the period which will begin, in all likelihood, on Monday on what we all know is a very difficult bill. The process that has been laid out is one that we both feel is very fair and will give the opportunity for the will of the Senate to express itself on a difficult issue to which there are not very many clear-cut answers. So I look forward to beginning that debate in the very near future, and I look forward to having dignified debate, debate that under the leadership of the two managers will need to be efficient, effective, and fair, but we will need to keep moving through that debate in order to allow the Senate's will, through amendment and voting on those amendments, to be reflected. modification to unanimous consent agreement--s. 2611”