Political Quotes

“I think I want to just try to separate out the political rhetoric and maybe also puncture some of the Senate speak we use to talk about the kinds of bills we are considering and just talk about an elemental rule of negotiation that, I think, most of us learned pretty early, which is, when you can find agreement, go for it--do it--and on the areas where you disagree, keep talking. Go for it when you agree, and on the areas of disagreement, keep talking. If you have listened to this debate today, what you have heard is there are huge areas of agreement on this floor and there is a sharp area of disagreement. We can act on the agreement, and we should. Everyone on this floor, I believe--certainly those who have been talking today and, I think, the overwhelming majority--we have agreed that TSA should be funded. We have agreed that the Coast Guard should be funded. We have agreed that FEMA should be funded. We have agreed that the CISA, Cybersecurity Agency, should be funded. I think I am right about this. To my colleague from Washington, we have not only agreed that they should be funded, but we have written the bills--exactly the line items--in bipartisan agreement in both Houses.”