Dick Durbin: “I want to tell you, the folks today who are killing this tobacco bill on the floor are on the wrong side of history. In…”

“I want to tell you, the folks today who are killing this tobacco bill on the floor are on the wrong side of history. In defending the tobacco companies, they are defending the indefensible. In refusing to protect our children, they are attacking the vulnerable. The bottom line is, for almost 4 weeks now we have endured countless amendments from those who have no use whatever for this bill, most of which have been adopted, and now the people who offer the amendments successfully are telling us, let's walk away from this, we don't like it after all. I think the American people will see through this. Although the procedural battle may be won today, ultimately the folks who opposed this tobacco legislation are on the wrong side of history.”