Barbara Boxer: “I say to Chairman Stevens and I know the ranking member, Senator Byrd, and to the Senator from Vermont, thank you for…”

“I say to Chairman Stevens and I know the ranking member, Senator Byrd, and to the Senator from Vermont, thank you for working so hard on this international family planning issue. The Senator is so correct when he says that the Senate has spoken, the House has spoken, and suddenly we find ourselves faced with a situation where the funds for family planning on an international scale will be withheld. I say to my friend, for the Record, because I think it is very important and a lot of people are counting on us, can our friend from Vermont assure us that this agreement that he has garnered working with Senator McConnell is, in fact, the best he thinks he can get at this time?”