Political Quotes

“Mr. President, reserving the right to object, again, our colleagues won't take yes for an answer. The amendment of the Senator from Washington, along with Senator Blunt, the chairman of the Appropriations subcommittee responsible for this, actually obtained cloture and will pass tomorrow--tomorrow--as part of this underlying appropriations bill, assuming that there are no other objections or that people want to finish that legislation. So I don't really understand why they continue to refuse to take yes for an answer. I would say to my friend from Washington: Would the Senator modify her request to include my language at the desk, which has the exact same funding levels as the Blunt-Murray amendment but includes a pay- for using the prevention fund in the Affordable Care Act? The PRESIDING OFFICER. Does the Senator from Washington so modify her request?”