Political Quotes

“Madam President, reserving the right to object--and I will object--I thank my colleague from Kansas for his comments, but we are on the FAA bill. The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board need reauthorization by this Friday. So the leadership, both the House and Senate, have decided to best move forward to meet that deadline--the best thing we can do is to keep the subject of this debate to germane amendments. We have all four corners, not one person, not one individual, but all four leadership teams saying we need to get this bill done, and we will consider amendments that are germane to this subject. I hope my colleagues will turn down my colleague from Kansas' request and move forward with an FAA bill so we can get this done to make sure that we are implementing the most important safety standards possible today--more air traffic controllers, more near-runway-miss technology, 25-hour cockpit recording--and make sure that we are giving consumers the refunds they deserve. Madam President, therefore, I object to the Senator from Kansas. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard. The Senator from Kansas. Motion to Table”