On the recordJuly 28, 2010
Mr. President, if the minority leader will yield for a question, I appreciate how the leaders have tried to work together, although we don't seem to be getting to an agreement at this moment, but I wanted to ask the minority leader to clarify something. When he said things got snarled up, I don't know what has been snarled. The only amendment that has been offered on this bill, which was passed with 60 votes, was an amendment offered by Senator LeMieux from Florida, who is a Republican. It wasn't mine. I was a cosponsor, but he was the lead sponsor. It was a Republican amendment that was offered on the floor and received 60 votes. Is that what he was referring to that got snarled or was it something else? Mr. McCONNELL. I would just say there is now substantial opposition to the bill. I sense a significant lack of enthusiasm on the part of our ranking member. She can speak for herself, but my advice to my friend from Louisiana is that this is worth continuing to discuss to see if there isn't some way to get this bill passed in a form that is acceptable to most of the Senate.
