Absolutely. We had some reservations on both sides of the aisle last night. The reservations on Senator Reid's side of the aisle were worked out. The problem now is, as I stated, that Senator Fitzgerald has a problem. The Senator from Nevada has worked on his part of the problem on which, by the way, I agreed with him. I believe we have gotten the language we need, so it is not necessary for that objection to be filed.
Discussing reservations and agreements related to legislative language during Senate proceedings.
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Quit campaigning, quit having press conferences, sit down at a round table and negotiate a deal.
I was accused of being a compromiser or a deal-maker. I didn't know those were dirty words.
When you're dealing with 100 United States senators, let alone 435 House members, you're not going to get it all the way you want it. The president's going to have to give some, the president is going to have to show leadership.
You've got to do that every now and then. Even though you might get your little flak from some of the people within your conference. It's called leadership.