Bob Dole: “I indicated earlier that in the Budget Committee statement--maybe not technically a report--it contained all but the…”

“I indicated earlier that in the Budget Committee statement--maybe not technically a report--it contained all but the minority views. But I am advised now that it does contain the minority views of the Senator from North Dakota [Mr. Conrad] and the Senator from California [Mrs. Boxer]. The only minority views that are not included are the views of the Senator from Nebraska [Mr. Exon]. So I think, again, not to belabor the point, but somewhere along the line there was a miscommunication. And I do regret that it happened, because I think in this instance we have some legitimate amendments to this bill that ought to be debated. It is a bill that is supported by the President. It has strong bipartisan support. We would like to at least start getting into it. We have a number of amendments on this side. I do not know how many amendments on that side; somebody said as many as 30. That does not mean they will all be offered. But it is an indication that we have a lot of work to do even to complete action on this bill by, say, Thursday of next week.”