Chris Dodd: “So my colleagues can appreciate this, this is not gamesmanship or trying to be cute about this in any way, but merely to…”

“So my colleagues can appreciate this, this is not gamesmanship or trying to be cute about this in any way, but merely to have our reconciliation instructions conform to what the letter says we do. I think that would certainly put everyone at ease about the commitments we are all making to this resolution when it comes to deficit reduction. The great tragedy would be if we got to the end of 5 years and have no requirement that we try to limit it to $250 billion at the end of 10 years, and you have deficit reduction and balance for 1 year, and then it will explode out of proportion after that period of time. That is the reason for the amendment. I appreciate, again, my colleague providing me these few minutes to explain the amendment.”