John Kerry: “And I think every Senator on this side agrees with that, but the question is larger than just that. The question is…”

“And I think every Senator on this side agrees with that, but the question is larger than just that. The question is whether the entire caucus on the Democratic side and a portion of the Republican caucus is going to be permitted to know with certainty that an issue of equal and, in many people's judgment, greater importance, campaign finance reform, is going to receive its proper hearing on the floor of the Senate. I think what the Senator from Arizona was asking the Senator from Kentucky didn't really get an answer. It is one thing to say we are willing to sit down and discuss this. That discussion has to come to cloture before we are able to proceed, because we are determined to know that we are going to have adequate capacity to be able to bring up amendments and have that kind of a thorough vetting of this issue. Now, I agree with the Senator from Kentucky. This will take 60 votes. I think everybody over here understands that.”