Bob Dole: “I do not think the majority leader meant to indicate there has been any delay on this bill. We were on the bill…”

“I do not think the majority leader meant to indicate there has been any delay on this bill. We were on the bill yesterday at 10 o'clock. One of the amendments from that side of the aisle took about 7 hours. So I do not think anybody has been trying to delay this bill. It is very important legislation. It involves very important issues of emergency funding and what should be included in emergency funding. We think many of the things that are included are not emergencies. Certainly, even though we understand the need to get this done, we are going to respond as quickly as we can. We have tried to offer amendments, for the most part, that were constructive and at least make the case. We probably are not going to prevail on any case. But I can cite a number of cases that are not emergencies that are going to be funded as emergencies. In the view of many, I think on both sides, this is setting a bad precedent.”