Trent Lott: “we are continuing to work in an effort to get consideration of the FAA reauthorization bill. This is very important…”

“we are continuing to work in an effort to get consideration of the FAA reauthorization bill. This is very important legislation. It does have a number of provisions related to the trust fund and to airport safety. It is vital to this country that we get this legislation completed. There has been an objection by Senator Feingold, a Senator from Wisconsin, to this very important legislation, making it necessary for us to find a way to bring it to a conclusion, perhaps filing cloture, and get a cloture vote. I am satisfied we can win a cloture vote. There is overwhelming bipartisan support. This legislation has been developed very carefully from the Commerce Committee, with the aid and assistance of Senator Stevens of Alaska, Senator Ford from Kentucky, Senator Hollings has been involved, Senator McCain managed the bill on the floor. It has passed the House, and now because of one provision that labor does not like, the Senator is prepared to take down the entire FAA reauthorization bill. I just do not understand that. We are willing to be reasonable and we are going to as far as we can. Now because of our effort to advise Members that we would not have further recorded votes today, an effort is being made to take advantage of that, to block a cloture vote on Monday. I feel like that is not acting in good faith and we are not going to be able to accept that. We will force this to a vote.”