The Senator raised an excellent point which I had not thought of until the Senator made the point: 62 Senators signed that letter. Sixty-one Senators voted today in support of the Craig-Dayton amendment. And the one Senator who was necessarily absent was a cosponsor of that amendment. So does the Senator believe, then, this sends a message when 62 Senators sign a letter that they mean what they say?
Discussing the support for the Craig-Dayton amendment during Senate debate.
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