David Vitter actually said...

"the reason we are defeating these amendments is not because we are not open-minded, it is because we are and have been open-minded, have been working with all folks who have come to the table for a se..."

"This bill is a marked improvement over current law. It does represent significant positive compromise."

"It is a very conservative principle, because it is in the Constitution that things that are fundamentally about interstate commerce can be governed at the Federal level."

"I am going to urge a no vote on this well intended amendment. This would alter the fundamental compromise in this bill."