Political Quotes

“as the Presiding Officer knows very well, we have been asking for passage of the Miners Protection Act not just for our State of West Virginia but for all miners across America, as well as the retired miners who have done everything that has been asked of them. We have some of our colleagues here today. At this time, if I can--if my other colleagues will allow me--I will defer right now to Senator Brown from Ohio, since he has other commitments. He will be coming back and forth. If he could go ahead and get started at this time, then I will come back and defer to our other colleague from Ohio. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Ohio.”