Political Quotes

“a lot of discussion has been going on in the Senate with regard to a shift that we are making that I don't entirely agree with. That is a shift off of the underlying bill--not literally off the bill but in terms of substance--addressing the issue of minimum wage that my colleague from Massachusetts has addressed. Personally, as I have explained to my colleagues, I don't believe this is the appropriate bill on which to be addressing the minimum wage. We should be debating the war on terror and the progress that has been achieved in Iraq and the way we can further that success in the future. We have agreed to set aside amendments so that the Senator from Massachusetts can offer an amendment on the minimum wage, and I second- degreed that amendment with a child custody protection amendment. Our discussions have led to the understanding that after we figure out how we are going to address both the minimum wage and child custody protection over the course of this afternoon or tonight or tomorrow, we will get around to having a vote on the minimum wage issue. There has been some discussion whether we had to file cloture on the minimum wage or on child custody protection, but we agree that, after further discussion, we will figure out the most appropriate manner to bring to the floor and address these issues over the next--I am not sure how long it will take, but figure out exactly how long that is.…”