Political Quotes

“Madam President, pursuant to section 904 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, I move to waive all applicable sections of that act and any other applicable budget points of order for purposes of the pending message, and I ask for the yeas and nays. But before that, let me be very clear. If we do not waive this budget point of order raised by Senator Paul, it will kill the entire appropriations bill that we are debating, not just this section dealing with sequestration. In other words, if we do not waive this budget point of order, the government will shut down just before Christmas-- not a particularly nice Christmas gift to give to the American people. This bill--this omnibus bill--is not the bill that I would have written, not the bill that anybody else here would have written, but it includes a 30-percent increase in the Child Care and Development Block Grant Program, nearly $1 billion more for Head Start, doubles funding for community schools to $150 million, and does many other important things. I would urge my colleagues to waive this point of order, and I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient? There is a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll. The senior assistant legislative clerk called the roll.”