On the recordNovember 13, 2014
Let the Senate be the Senate. That is what my voters said. I think that is what voters in Tennessee said. I think that is what voters in North Carolina said, and I think that is what the voters in Massachusetts said. Let the Senate be the Senate. We are the greatest deliberative body in the world. Let's debate. Let's vote. Let's get the work done. Let the chips fall where they may. The public can accept that. They cannot accept--and they should not have to accept--gridlock, game playing, and raw politics on the great floor of this Senate. I yield the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Massachusetts.
