Amy Klobuchar: “I want to thank my colleague for his work and his friendship. We obviously don't agree on every aspect of this. I did…”

“I want to thank my colleague for his work and his friendship. We obviously don't agree on every aspect of this. I did enjoy hearing his desk story. I didn't know he had Harry Truman's desk. When I got to the Senate, I asked for the desk of Hubert Humphrey, the ``happy warrior,'' and about 8 months later, the desk arrived, and they had accidentally given me the desk of Gordon Humphrey, the former Senator from New Hampshire, and I had it for quite a while. In a new Senate, I one day opened up the desktop and saw that they had replaced it with the desk of Hubert Humphrey. So I would give these comments in the spirit of the ``happy warrior''; that is, while you and I disagree on setting these standards, at this moment I think we should; I think if not now, when? When it comes to things such as not having notaries for getting a ballot and things like that, I am heartened by the fact that, No. 1, we have a hearing, which has been asked for--I think it is really important, and I appreciate that--on this upcoming election. No. 2, you continue to be open to discussing with me and with the Appropriations Committee the funding as we go into November. I think that is really going to be important for all voters, whether in red, blue, or purple States. We know that so many people vote by mail, including the President of the United States with a ballot from Palm Beach, FL.…”