Haley Stevens: “it is apparent that the Senators from Nevada are trying to hold up the Department of Defense, the people who are in the…”

“it is apparent that the Senators from Nevada are trying to hold up the Department of Defense, the people who are in the field serving this country, and to delay the consideration of this bill, as I said, which is a critical bill, with Members wanting to go back to their States because of this hurricane. The rules of the Senate are the rules of the Senate, and there is not much this Senator can do about it. If the Senator from Nevada is going to persist to put us through the same gyrations we went through yesterday, I might say to my friend--he is my good friend--I am appalled at this, and I really am at a loss to consider what to do about it. Under the circumstances, it would be my intention to confer with the leadership to see what they would like to do. Mr. President, might I say for the information of the Senate, it was my intention, and that of the Senator from Hawaii, to proceed now to a series of amendments that have been cleared by all concerned, have been reviewed by Members on both sides and are prepared to be added to this bill.”