Political Quotes

“this morning we set aside 30 minutes equally divided for morning business. Following that time we will return to the consideration of the lobbying reform bill. Last night, the Democratic leader proposed an amendment which is the pending business. The managers will be here shortly, and we expect that we will work out an agreement for a time certain for the vote in relation to that amendment. Last night, they were also trying to line up some additional amendments for today. We will make as much progress as possible on the bill today. To do that, we are going to need a lot of cooperation from both sides of the aisle. The managers of the bill are encouraged to work out short time agreements on amendments to provide adequate time to discuss the issues and also allow us to move the bill forward. If we are able to finish the bill this week, we will need Members who have amendments to notify the managers just as soon as possible so they can be scheduled for debate and vote. Finally, we will be asking for filing deadlines for all amendments, and we will attempt to lock that in for today. I thank my colleagues for their attention and for their cooperation on this important bill. ____________________”