Political Quotes

“In response to the assistant Democratic leader, scheduling is always a challenge. I appreciate the straightforward way he presents it because it is very clear that on the other side of the aisle there are a number of people running for the nomination for President and the candidates are participating in the political process. But we do have business here in the Senate. To try to dictate the schedule entirely around their candidacy for President is just impractical. I cannot do that. I want to be respectful as much as possible as we go forward. It is difficult. I want to be as accommodating as we possibly can in terms of votes, allowing people to participate. On the other hand, we need to keep business going. We have made great progress in terms of the amendments on our side and on the other side, getting them down to a manageable number. Some might question 'a manageable number,' but to a number that we can work with. I appreciate that. That is what it is going to take in order to bring real focus to this bill.”