And thank you for your courage. And I would just say, you know, on behalf of all of us, your being here helps shine the light on what is happening, and I hope that--because we now know you and we now know what you face, that, when you get back there, you will have respect and not be mistreated.
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So we could ask for that by unanimous consent--to have such an amendment, and I want to make sure that after I make that, I would not lose the right to the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. That is correct.
Then I would ask through the Chair, what would the appropriate language be to get unanimous consent? Is it to allow an amendment to do that? Would that be the right way to go? The PRESIDING OFFICER. A motion to concur with an amendment.
This, at the end of the day, I agree with your analysis, and David's as well. I can tell you right now that no senator of either party likes to go against their leader. You pay a price for that.
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