Political Quotes

“Madam President, I am glad I got to the floor to listen to my friend, the Senator from Illinois, the majority whip, make his remarks. It reminds me of his great passion and commitment to the DREAMers and to the cause of repairing our broken immigration system. While he and I differ on the details, and the feasibility of passing comprehensive immigration reform, we have been trying to do this for-- laboring with this for at least the 10 or 11 years that I have been here. We have been unsuccessful. What does that tell us? It tells us we need to try something different. We need to break this down into smaller pieces. In the House, Speaker Boehner I know has made this pledge to the President and others. I know Senator McConnell, the new incoming majority leader, believes immigration reform is important and we ought to use our best efforts to make progress. But unfortunately the message the President of the United States has sent is he is giving up. To listen to my colleagues on the other side of the aisle who support this unprecedented Executive action by the President that is going to be announced on Friday, they have given up. They have given up. What the Senator from Illinois did not say is even the President's deferred action order involving these young people--by the way, I support providing them an opportunity to become American citizens and productive members of society.…”