John Kerry: “The problem I think we are underscoring here--and I cannot for the life of me understand the restraint on a simple…”

“The problem I think we are underscoring here--and I cannot for the life of me understand the restraint on a simple clarification which actually codifies the stated intent of the Senator in this colloquy. I mean, this is very simple language. It seeks to say if there is a conflict between the cost-benefit analysis in the underlying statute and the least-cost standards, the underlying statute prevails. That is supposedly the stated intent of the Senator.”