Tom Harkin: “I say to the leader, yes, that is right. In fact, I was part of a conversation that took place on the floor just last…”

“I say to the leader, yes, that is right. In fact, I was part of a conversation that took place on the floor just last evening regarding that. There were no surprises. The amendment I have offered I actually read into the Record yesterday so everyone knew what the amendment was. It has been out there. It is not a very convoluted amendment. It is just a very simple, straightforward amendment. So everyone knew what it was. Since it is such an important issue, I think we all thought it would be advisable to have as many Senators here as possible to vote on this amendment. Therefore, as I understood it, there was at least some agreement made that we were going to vote next Tuesday on this amendment.”