Political Quotes

“reserving the right to object, this was debated extensively and considerably for more than 1 hour, equally divided, just last week, and was resolved by a vote in this body. I don't think there is anyone in this body who isn't worried about the Zika virus and who doesn't want to do everything that can be done in the quickest way possible. It was determined to be an emergency and was put into the bill that way. There was Senator Nelson's bill for $1.9 billion, but it lacked specificity on how that was to be spent, so the $1.1 billion was the one that got the vote. I was hoping it would be the Cornyn vote that was passed because it was offset with health prevention money we already have. Those funds can be used for just this kind of need. I don't know why there would be an objection to using that for the Zika virus, but there was. Even so, we resolved it. We resolved it without offsetting it, adding another $1.1 billion to the deficit, and were able to move that project forward. So in light of that, I object. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard. The Senator from Florida.”