Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I originally was going to engage in a colloquy with Senator Portman on a very important piece of legislation that we, Senator Coburn, and Senator Carper, were working on for 2 years, and he will come back. I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of Calendar No. 337, S. 994. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The assistant bill clerk read as follows: A bill (S. 994) to expand the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 to increase accountability and transparency in Federal spending, and for other purposes. There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill.”