Political Quotes

“Mr. President, let's start out with a little simple math: 58 to 42 is not a victory for the side with 42. Even in the case of ObamaCare--a truly disastrous piece of legislation which was forced through the Congress on purely partisan lines--that legislation received a majority. This isn't even close. Because not only has the Republican caucus held firm and unanimously rejected this catastrophic deal, we have also been joined by colleagues from across the aisle who are not blinded by partisan politics and understand the threat that is posed by President Obama's proposed nuclear deal with Iran. I want to take a moment to acknowledge them, as they are among those who know best how bad this deal is. First, Senator Chuck Schumer of New York, who has been a long-time advocate for the State of Israel. It is no secret Senator Schumer and I have had our disagreements on a great many issues, but I have been proud to stand with him for Israel and against this Iranian nuclear deal, and I was proud to stand with Senator Schumer when Congress voted unanimously on the legislation I introduced to ban a known terrorist--Hamid Aboutalebi, who participated in the 1979 Iranian hostage-taking--from becoming Iran's Ambassador to the United Nations. Senator Bob Menendez of New Jersey, the former chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, has likewise come out against this catastrophic deal.…”