Cord Byrd: “I know about the Klamath problem. I would be happy to discuss that. I also know that the administration wants this bill.…”

“I know about the Klamath problem. I would be happy to discuss that. I also know that the administration wants this bill. I hope the Senator will not stand in the way of final action on it. There are many things I have wanted over the years, and the Senator has every right to stand on the floor as long as his feet will hold him and speak as long as he wants. I will be here listening when he speaks. I have a sick wife. She has been in the hospital now for 10 days--9 days, but she is on the mend. I will be here as long as the Senator wants to talk. If he wants to stay in the way of the bill, I will be here listening. But we will talk about this. I am not saying no, but I am saying that when anyone wants to stand in the way, they are going to have the administration to compete with there. The President wants this bill. And my friend Ted Stevens and I have busted a gut to get this bill to the floor and to keep it within the President's limits. If any Senator is contemplating calling up an amendment, if it is a money amendment, that Senator ought to be ready to find an offset in the bill. That Senator ought to be ready to have the administration call that amendment an emergency on this bill. Now, if the administration wants to call it an emergency or if there is an offset, I am sure the Senator probably won't have a great deal of trouble. But I want to do what the President has asked for in this instance. This money is needed now.”