Tim Walz: “And I would respond to that, and the thing that I think this Nation wants more than anything is, this is a body and…”

“And I would respond to that, and the thing that I think this Nation wants more than anything is, this is a body and there are Members, please don't get us wrong. There's a veto-proof majority with many Republican sponsors on the Senate side. We had 45 of our Republican colleagues in this body vote with this. This was crafted in 1997 under President Clinton, Democratic President, and a Republican House and Senate. This is a good piece of legislation. I might also add that 43 of the Nation's 50 Governors are supporting this wholeheartedly, the piece of legislation we came up with. Fifteen of those are Republicans, including my Republican Governor, Governor Pawlenty, who happens to chair the Governors' Conference in this country. So this is a strong piece of legislation. Many of us I think are quite confused, as you're right. This is something that Republican authorship on this should be proud of, as Senator Grassley and Senator Hatch have been, and I applaud them for their vision. I applaud them for reaching across to us to find a good piece of legislation, and I yield to my friend from Wisconsin.”