Bob Dole: “let the Record show that we have now completed action on another nongermane amendment. We had a cloture vote at 12:15.…”

“let the Record show that we have now completed action on another nongermane amendment. We had a cloture vote at 12:15. So we have consumed half the day on a nongermane amendment. We have not had a germane amendment yet to this bill. We are on the fifth day. If anybody can tell me with a straight face that they are serious about passing this bill on the other side, then I would be happy to entertain such thought. We are not getting anywhere with this bill. We are getting calls in our office from mayors and county commissioners and Governors: ``Why won't you pass this bill?'' I am prepared to pass the bill. We are prepared to listen to real amendments. We have not had any real amendments. Then we get some nongermane amendment and took an hour last night and 2 hours today--3 hours on an amendment that does not even belong on this bill. So I guess the question is, are we going to have any real amendments or are we going to continue this game of nongermane, nonrelevant amendments just so we can eat up the time and suddenly just let this bill go away, I guess. But, again, I urge the President of the United States, who supports this bill, maybe to call some of his colleagues and say, ``Why don't you pass the bill?'' The Governors want it, the President wants it, Democrats, Republicans. Why do we have to have 78 amendments? What is wrong with the U.S. Senate? Why can we not move?”