Political Quotes

“Mr. President, if you believe the Federal Government should be able to deprive an American citizen of one of their core constitutional rights without notice and an opportunity to be heard, then you should vote for the Senator's amendment. This is not the way we are supposed to do things in this country. If you think that the Federal Government never makes a mistake and that presumptively the decisions the Federal Government makes about putting you on a list because of some suspicions, then you should vote for the Senator's amendment. But we all know better than that. I have used the example of Teddy Kennedy, Captain Stevens, and others who were placed on these lists. At the very least we ought to provide those individuals with an opportunity to be notified, and they should have a right to be heard by an impartial judicial tribunal to make those decisions. I urge my colleagues to vote against the Senator's amendment. I have one other reason. The whole purpose of this amendment is to destroy the privileged status of this reconciliation bill. If this bill passes, it will destroy our ability to pass this reconciliation bill with 51 votes. Again, I urge all of my colleagues to vote against it. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Wyoming.”