Political Quotes

“Mr. President, Senator Lee and I rise in support of this amendment to the antitrust provisions of this legislation for one purpose: to ensure that they match the language of the original bills that earned strong bipartisan support in this Senate as well as in the House of Representatives. We are simply restoring the language that passed in the Senate and passed in the House before this bill went through the mix master that is called the omnibus. I want to thank Senator Grassley for his work on the Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act, which updates and reforms the merger fees-- something we have not done for 22 years. Senator Cotton's Foreign Merger Subsidy Disclosure Act is included and the State Antitrust Enforcement Venue Act--strongly supported by all members of the Judiciary Committee, which Senator Lee and I have led. This bill passed the Senate by unanimous consent, and this language was scored to language originally in the bill. Senator Lee will speak briefly, and then in the spirit of the holiday, with Santa Claus on our side, we will ask for a voice vote. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator from Utah.”