Political Quotes

“Parliamentary inquiry, Mr. President: If the majority leader were to withdraw the House bill to defund Planned Parenthood and replace it with the Roberts GMO bill, would the acceptance of that be a debatable motion before the Senate? Not asking how we should vote, but would that be a debatable motion? Mr. McCONNELL addressed the Chair. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The majority leader. Mr. McCONNELL. Who has the floor? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The majority leader has the floor. Mr. McCONNELL. All right. It is my understanding that I don't have the authority to withdraw a House amendment. What I am doing here, if our friends and colleagues on the other side will let me, is to offer a complete substitute for that, which is the Roberts amendment, which I think everybody understands the content of. Mr. SCHUMER addressed the Chair. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Roberts amendment would be the question before the Senate. The House would have to respond to the Senate substitute.”