Political Quotes

“Mr. President, while we are waiting for the unanimous consent agreement that will kick off the evening, I feel compelled to make a couple of comments. I don't want people to be confused as the evening goes on. This is not the bill that repeals ObamaCare. This is the bill that sets up the process that will repeal ObamaCare. This is a preliminary step that is necessary in order to do what everybody is claiming will be done tonight, and that is not accurate. So we will hear a bunch of things that people are concerned about, but this bill in it has budget numbers. The budget numbers reflect where we are--not where we would like to be and not where we have been. They are just the numbers of where we are. Then, in the resolution, there is a requirement that the Finance Committee save $1 billion, and the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee save $1 billion, and they get to do that with some privileged legislation, as long as we keep it privileged. There will be a number of attempts tonight to see if they can get rid of the privilege by using corrosive or nongermane amendments. Consequently, we will have to vote down some of those amendments. It might sound logical, and it is because they are not in the bill. I guess we are still waiting for the unanimous consent agreement so at this point I will yield the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Tillis). The Senator from Wyoming.”