Political Quotes

“I thank the distinguished senior Senator from Illinois for his comments. Certainly we hear those same things in town meetings in Vermont. Russia Investigation Mr. President, on another matter, this afternoon, Attorney General Sessions will return to the Senate for the first time since his confirmation hearing. It has been more than 3 months since the press revealed that the Attorney General gave false testimony in response to questions from both myself and from Senator Franken about his contact with Russian officials; yet the Attorney General has made no effort to come back before the Judiciary Committee to explain these actions-- actions that some could construe as perjury. There are now countless new and troubling questions swirling around the Attorney General. In fact, he was scheduled to appear before the Appropriations Committee this morning--a committee that would have to vote on his request for a budget--but, for the second time in as many months, he abruptly canceled. Neither I nor Senator Franken sit on the Intelligence Committee, so we are not going to have the opportunity to follow up with the Attorney General in person. I am not going to be able to ask him why he hid his contacts with the Russian Ambassador, including a reported third meeting at the Mayflower Hotel, nor will I be able to ask about the timing of his recusal or his involvement with the Russia investigation both before his recusal and after.…”