Political Quotes

“I am soon going to offer an amendment to the substitute. I am going to offer it on behalf of myself and Senator Cornyn. I hear Senators saying that with the public's opinion of Congress at a low point, we need to take action to restore public confidence. I think our amendment does that by closing loopholes in the laws that have allowed corruption to escape accountability. I believe we have to provide investigators and prosecutors the tools they need to hold officials at all levels of government accountable when they act corruptly. This amendment, which reflects a bipartisan, bicameral agreement, will strengthen and clarify key aspects of Federal criminal law and help investigators and prosecutors attack public corruption nationwide. I should note, the Senate Judiciary Committee has reported this bill with bipartisan support in three successive Congresses, and I would note that the House Judiciary Committee, under a Republican chairman, recently reported a companion bill and did so unanimously. Every Republican and every Democrat voted for it. So I believe it is time for Congress to pass serious anticorruption legislation. We have demonstrated that this is something that could bring both Republicans and Democrats together, and we ought to pass it. Public corruption erodes the trust the American people have in those who are given the privilege--and it is a privilege--of public service.…”