Dale Bumpers: “I do not mind telling you this is a lousy way to legislate. It is like hanging a Damocles sword over your head by…”

“I do not mind telling you this is a lousy way to legislate. It is like hanging a Damocles sword over your head by saying, ``If you will vote for these 52 goodies, you are going to have to choke this bad one down too''; 49 Senators said they were not willing to do that. They are all good pieces of legislation. If we want to sit here and talk about who had holds on those bills over the past few months, or the minimum wage bill, that is fine. However, that does not solve anything. As the minority leader stated, within 30 seconds we can pass more than 50 bills, 100 to zip, by simply removing the Utah wilderness bill. Having said that, let me also say these things are no fun. Nobody has more respect for the two Senators from Utah than I do. Senator Bennett and I have worked together for endless hours trying to reform the concessions policies of the National Park System. Therefore, it is not easy for me to filibuster and require a cloture vote on something that is so important to the Senators from Utah.”