Bob Dole: “We have a provision in the gas tax proposal that requires that a study has to be completed and that mandates that the…”

“We have a provision in the gas tax proposal that requires that a study has to be completed and that mandates that the savings go to the consumer. I do not know how--I would be happy to look at the amendment. In fact, we could probably agree on it. We have gone so far as to say if we get cloture on the amendment, we could have a separate vote on TEAM Act, so all my colleagues on that side could protect themselves and vote against it. We could vote for it. We have minimum wage, where I think some on each side are not certain how they are going to vote. So we would have a separate vote on minimum wage and a separate vote on TEAM Act. If we could agree now to have a cloture vote on the amendment without waiting until Friday, and get 60 votes on cloture, then we could have a separate vote on each. Some of my colleagues would probably like to vote against some portion of it; I do not know which. That would seem to be even going the extra mile. I do not know how we can put into law, how we are going to mandate that in every, every, every case. I do not know how many thousands of service stations there are in America, but there are millions of people out there who buy gasoline. I do not know how we are going to make certain that that 4.3 cents goes into the pocket of the consumer. The service station operators will tell you that is going to happen. We hope to have letters today from their national association. I have had some tell me personally that is going to happen.”