Saxby Chambliss: “As the Senator has said on the floor over the last several days, we are ready to pass this bill tonight if our friends…”

“As the Senator has said on the floor over the last several days, we are ready to pass this bill tonight if our friends on the other side of the aisle will simply get together with us and let us vote it up or down. When it comes to the issue of 60 votes, I have only been in this body for 5 years, but I cannot think of one single major piece of legislation that I have seen on the floor of the Senate during those 5 years that didn't require 60 votes for all major amendments. I was the manager of the farm bill recently. That is a long way away from this sophisticated piece of legislation, but every major amendment we had required 60 votes. That was the most recent, large piece of legislation we have had on the floor. So every time we have a major bill, a 60-vote requirement is reasonable and is going to be called for. I think for us not to have it in this particular situation would be extremely unusual.”