Chuck Grassley: “It is dated September 11, 1997. That article deals with a very successful effort on the part of the present Senate…”

“It is dated September 11, 1997. That article deals with a very successful effort on the part of the present Senate Democratic whip to remove any extraneous matter that had been airdropped into a conference report on a popular tax relief bill by the then-Republican majority of the Senate. The offensive measure was a tax credit for payments made by tobacco companies in the tobacco court settlement. The Democratic whip successfully repealed that airdropped provision. I happened to think he did the right thing then because I supported his efforts. The Democratic whip noted his victory by saying, quoting from the New York Times article of September 11, 1997: Don't try this type of backroom deal and deception in the future. It is really an example of the old school of politics, the old style of politics. That is a quote from the very same person who is involved in this effort we are speaking about now and that we will be voting on this afternoon.”