Mary Landrieu: “Let me begin by thanking Senator Harkin for his excellent statement and, as usual, his very good judgment on an issue…”

“Let me begin by thanking Senator Harkin for his excellent statement and, as usual, his very good judgment on an issue that the Senate is going to be voting on at 4 p.m. and 5 p.m. today as opposed to 20 minutes from now, because this issue needs more debate, and the Senator from Iowa raised some very important questions that need to be answered. I want to start by thanking the Senator for raising the issues that are so important for us as we consider this House bill that was--in your words, and I will add--rushed over to the Senate. I spoke to Barney Frank yesterday, a very respected Democratic Member, and he assured me we were actually doing the right thing by slowing this down.”