Political Quotes

“Mr. President, fortunately we have a flurry of activity on this bill. We have an amendment to be offered momentarily by our distinguished colleague from Idaho. There are some 21 amendments that have been made known to the managers, Mr. Levin and myself. And I am confident we can make some strong gains today on this bill. The leadership--and I presume in consultation with the Democratic leader--desire a vote at the conclusion of our two luncheon caucuses today. So after further consultation with the leadership, I think they will direct me to seek from the Senate an understanding that we will vote at about 2:15 on the amendment of the Senator from Idaho. Mr. President, before we proceed further on the bill this morning, I would like to--each day as the bill is brought up, I am going to address what I call the overnight constructive criticism that is brought to bear on this piece of legislation.”