We might as well have a dictatorship if we cannot do anything unless the President first says we are allowed to do it. I hope I am wrong. I refrained from saying anything about it since this afternoon, but it appears to me there may be a deliberate slowdown here. Again, I say to my friend from Nevada, I hope I am wrong. I hope we come in tomorrow morning and dispose of amendments. I hope we can propose a time agreement tomorrow so we can vote on final passage of this Agriculture emergency bill. Doesn't that seem like a logical way to proceed, I ask the Senator?
Tom Harkin: “We might as well have a dictatorship if we cannot do anything unless the President first says we are allowed to do it. I…”
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Discussing concerns over legislative delays related to an Agriculture emergency bill.
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