Political Quotes

“tomorrow we will make final remarks on the Oman free-trade bill. The vote on passage of this bill will be at noon tomorrow. This is the first vote of the week. Tomorrow afternoon, at 2:15, we will take up the nomination of Alice Fisher to be Assistant Attorney General. Under the time agreement, there will be 5\1/2\ hours of debate; however, I do not believe all the time will be necessary. Senators will be notified once that vote has been scheduled. Just a moment ago, I filed cloture on the motion to proceed to the Secure Fence Act. That vote will occur on Wednesday unless an additional agreement is reached. I have reminded our colleagues off the floor and will continue to do so on the floor with regard to the fact that next week will be a very busy week. We will complete our business next week. It means in all likelihood that we will have votes on Monday and Friday of next week. Although I don't know exactly when we will finish next week, I think it is important for people to keep their schedules flexible on Saturday. Our intention is to finish--in fact, we will finish--our work by the end of next week. ____________________”