There are a number of issues before this body that are too big for one party to solve. This has been one of them. But after 2 years of work across party lines, we ended up with 63 cosponsors, 208 pages of legislation. We dealt with 40 amendments in the last 3 days without any cloture. I hope this sets an example for dealing with some of the other large issues we have that are too big for one party to solve. I thank my colleagues for working with us in this way.
Douglas Alexander: “There are a number of issues before this body that are too big for one party to solve. This has been one of them. But…”
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