Political Quotes

“I want to thank my colleagues. This has been the most enjoyable venture for the last 6 to 8 weeks. So many people have given up on the Senate. They have given up on Congress. They have given up on our ability to be able to do the big things. This is big. This is a big deal. And I don't care who is looking at it any way they can, it has been said that nothing like this has been done in 30 years. It hasn't. We have all talked about it. We all knew it. Senator Warner said that, basically, potholes and bridges don't have names. They don't have Republican and Democrat identification. It will hurt us all, and it has. It is something that every administration for the past four to five administrations knew had to be done, and they didn't because this is hard. It is not easy. They call us a deliberative body. This is true to what deliberation is about: to come to an agreement. And it takes an awful lot of time, a lot of patience, and a lot of effort. We did that. And when you think about it, having Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and the leader of the Republican Party, Mitch McConnell, vote for this piece of legislation, that says a lot about it; that it is needed. The American people are speaking loud and clear. The polls are overwhelming, whether it is Democrat, Republican, Independent--they could care less. They want their infrastructure repaired. Let's rebuild America. We talk about it a lot.…”