Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I think what the Senator has said is sadly too truthful. I do believe this is a corruption of the process. I believe it has been happening over a period of time since I have been here. I have seen it happen more and more. Both parties have done a lot of this, but I do believe it has reached a new height this year. I think Senator Reid believes in the Senate. I think he respects the Senate. I do. But I think he is under constant pressure, and they have decided that--some of his Members, I guess, didn't want to stay here this weekend. They wanted to go home. They had a speech they wanted to give or a party they wanted to attend or a fundraising event they wanted to go to, so they don't want to stay here this weekend. Just yesterday, I think it was, Senator Reid was complaining about the House going home this weekend, and promising we would stay here and we would work. Now, all of a sudden, anybody who stays here and wants to vote on a bill that passed by a substantial majority in the House of Representatives, he says is acting--he says the bill is anathema to the Senate, and senseless, and not worth our time to talk about. How does he get to decide this?”