Political Quotes

“I rise because my dear friend, I can tell, is very upset. I am upset that we are at this point. I really am. I am working with you on so many things in a bipartisan way. I always have and always will. With that being said, let me make sure of this. I haven't been here as long as you have and haven't the experience that you have. The way I understand it, voting for cloture takes a 60-vote threshold, except for the judges, which, basically, the previous leader, Senator Harry Reid from Nevada, changed. I was opposed to that. We are in a situation now where, if you vote yes on cloture and then you are not in agreement with the bill, it only takes 51 votes. That seems to be the reason everyone is saying: Wait a minute. Let's get an agreement so we can move it through. That is what I always heard and that is what I understand. They are afraid, basically, that if you vote for cloture--even though it is not the things you want or have been negotiated on--then the vote is 51, even with the 30 hours of curing. Then, it goes from there, and, then, we are back to where we have not had any negotiations because the majority has the control with 51 votes. That is what I think the fear is here. The problem we have in West Virginia right now is that you can throw all the money at Wall Street that you want to. You can continue to put trillions upon trillions there. People are afraid to leave their home. They are afraid because they are afraid of the healthcare.…”