Political Quotes

“I have gotten to the point--and I think Senator McCaskill and a lot of Members of the body have as well--that we need to do something that might actually work. I say to Senator Dorgan, the reason I believe we should go forward on this amendment is because the first time we had an amendment with 56 votes and bipartisan support. Then the last time it was 59. We made some more changes to primarily assuage concerns of my Democratic colleagues that Senator McCaskill still believes could put us in a position to pass this legislation. It will make some difference. At some point we have to do something. Deficits are surging beyond limits. We have a possibility of passage here and that is why I think we should go forward.”