Political Quotes

“I wish to ask the Senator from North Dakota just one more question, because I want to make sure she continues to make her point and I know we have a colleague waiting. Aren't we here right now today to ask our colleagues that when we come back after July 4 and we have 2 weeks, we dedicate ourselves to this? It is not every day that the Senate can be involved in an activity that creates so much economic value--$20 billion in job creation--but we can get this done. So we are here asking our colleagues to step up and help us resolve this issue in whatever way possible. If someone doesn't want to let a nominee out of committee because they made a promise to somebody, that is fine. Let's put language somewhere in a product that is moving. We can look at the FAA bill. We can look at anything. But to go home for the recess, all the way through the month of August--leaving those farmers without economic closure to a deal that has been inked, to a sale that has been made, to jobs that are being created--because you won't let somebody have an operating majority on a board seems like a very drastic step. Is that why the Senator from North Dakota is here, to ask our colleagues to step up to the plate and help us resolve this before the July recess?”