Political Quotes

“What is the order, if I might ask? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The order was to recognize the Senator from Arizona after the Senator from South Carolina. Mr. McCAIN. I thank my friend from South Carolina for his usual eloquent exposition of what this situation is all about. I have other colleagues who are waiting to speak, but I want to say again, the Senator from North Dakota and the Senator from Tennessee have shown the best of what this institution can be all about. Not only did they reach agreement between the two of them, not only did they reach agreement with I believe a significant number of our colleagues but they also reached agreement with my colleagues on the other side of the aisle. In this day and age, that is a signal success. I thank them for not only what they produced but the many compromises they had to make along the way. I won't try to embellish what the Senator from South Carolina said, except to say I come from a State that has probably been torn apart more than any other by this issue.…”