On the recordNovember 20, 2004
Absolutely. Absolutely. I can even see it being used to go after some district attorney in Texas. I find this an egregious abuse of power. I think we ought to spend some time on it. We ought to talk about what it means. I do not think any Member of this body ought to accept the fact. And if some staff does have the power to simply put something in that is so widespread, have the House of Representatives already pass it--and a bright staffer of Senator Conrad's found this. What if we had passed this bill? Senator McCain is absolutely right. This place is broken. And it starts by having one party left out of conference, which has become more and more an accepted trait. That is how this place is broken. You are going to have one party where one person can insert things in the dead of night, in huge bills, which come to this Chamber. It has already passed 345 Members of the House of Representatives.
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