Chris Dodd: “Would it be possible, since this issue is one that many Members care about--in fact, the vote of the House…”

“Would it be possible, since this issue is one that many Members care about--in fact, the vote of the House Appropriations Committee yesterday was 62 to 2 on a similar provision, and I know there is talk of a resolution of this matter without ever going to the bill. But if we can agree that next week or so we might allocate an hour or two to do that, my view is we can move forward today and clean up this lobbying reform issue quickly--by agreeing to an hour or so next week to deal with this issue, if necessary, and we can move through this bill, I think, by tonight.”