Pete Domenici: “Suffice it to say, the granddaddy of all partisanship occurred on the stimulus package that was reported out of the…”

“Suffice it to say, the granddaddy of all partisanship occurred on the stimulus package that was reported out of the Finance Committee of the Senate because on that particular one, the conferees were instructed by the Democratic majority--and I remind everyone that majority is by one vote--they told that committee to report out a Democratic package every single Democrat Senator would support. That meant there were no Republicans because they had something to offer, too. But rather they took a Democratic package, produced it, and then the big partisan debate started with reference to an attempt to get a stimulus package. Where is that Democratic stimulus package? I do not have it. I wish I did. I would love to read it to the American people so they could conclude whether it is going to make jobs for people, whether that is going to excite this economy. It is still pending at the desk. It is still pending because those who produced it do not want to let the Senate vote on it because they are afraid there will be two negotiations: One when we argue in this Chamber and one when they go to conference.”