Dan Coats: “As I said, this is a procedural bill. Even though this bill will not completely conform to my own legislation regarding…”

“As I said, this is a procedural bill. Even though this bill will not completely conform to my own legislation regarding unexpired terms, I do believe that the debate should go forward. If changes are necessary, amendments obviously can be offered. This is too important an issue, too vital a reform to die in a procedural vote here today. The American people deserve full consideration, and only a vote of 60 Senators to invoke cloture will allow that full consideration to take place. So I urge my colleagues to join with me in voting for cloture. Hopefully we can garner 60 votes so that we can, in this important debate, fulfill the wishes of more than 80 percent of the American people, that we address this fairly, and give them a fair opportunity to weigh in, as I think they deserve.”