Political Quotes

“Yesterday, Mr. President, we made progress on this bill-- not quite as much as I had hoped, but nevertheless progress was made. I wish to draw to the attention of my colleagues that late last night the ranking member and I put forth an amendment to this bill regarding the D-Day memorial. As the last act, it seemed to the distinguished Senator from Michigan and myself that it was most appropriate that the 56th anniversary of D-Day be concluded with an amendment which provides the opportunity for, first, the Senate, and hopefully the entire Congress, to participate in the raising of the needed dollars for the World War II memorial. Over 1,000 World War II veterans are dying each day. Organizers are within $6 million of reaching that sum of money needed to complete the construction and design phases of this memorial. I am pleased to say this amendment passed last night. I thank my distinguished colleague, Mr. Levin, for joining me. All the World War II veterans currently serving in the Senate were added as cosponsors.”