Political Quotes

“Although we did not have any rollcall votes today, I do want to assure my colleagues we made progress on the Internet tax moratorium bill. I understand there are serious negotiations that are continuing and that we hope we can get an agreement on that legislation and finish it at the earliest time. Earlier this week, we passed H.R. 3289, the Iraq-Afghanistan appropriations conference report, and that measure has now been signed into law by the President of the United States. We also adopted the Agriculture appropriations bill, as well as the Interior appropriations conference report this week. The Interior appropriations bill will now be sent to the President for his signature. Chairman Shelby, working with many Members on both sides of the aisle, finished work on the fair credit reporting bill. The bill had overwhelming support, and it is expected that a conference report will return in short order. This week the Senate also passed H.R. 3365, the military tax fairness bill. This bill, which is also called the Fallen Patriots Tax Relief Act, will assist members of our Armed Forces in providing some much needed clarity and fairness with respect to tax policy. We also reauthorized, this week, the School Lunch and Child Nutrition Program. Chairman Cochran brought this bill to our attention, and we were able to act quickly. I mention it today to show that we continue to try to do our work efficiently and to make progress on a number of important issues.”