Political Quotes

“in reserving the right to object, I say to my colleague from Ohio that I know how hard he and Senator Peters from the Homeland Security Committee have worked on this language. I know because I have consulted with them many times over the last month and a half, wondering about its progress and wondering about various issues involving people on both sides of the aisle to resolve what they were concerned about in definitions. I, too, felt like the Senators' hard work and language had gotten to a point where it could be included in a package of legislation. We were very, very hopeful that the various committees' work--that of the Finance Committee, the Foreign Affairs Committee, the HELP Committee--the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee--the Intel Committee work, and the work that we just discussed from the Homeland Security Committee--could all be included in a conference report. So the words ``pins down'' did not come from my side of the aisle. The words ``pins down'' did not happen. For me, I have been doing nothing but diligently working with all of my colleagues--most of the time when they don't agree--in trying to get them to agree. I very much appreciate the subject at the heart of what Senator Portman's work is. He is trying to say to us that we have to understand the reality of the world that we live in now and make sure that we are protecting all of our research dollars as we move forward.…”