James M. Talent: “the Senator has yielded the floor so I can add, for a moment, that I very much appreciate his kind words. I did not in…”

“the Senator has yielded the floor so I can add, for a moment, that I very much appreciate his kind words. I did not in my remarks talk at great length about Senator Feinstein's efforts. I will have the opportunity to do it. I have done that in the past and I will have the opportunity to do that again. The remarks of the Senator are very fine, but let me say Senator Feinstein has been on this issue since at least the 1990s. She saw it coming. We have not completed anything yet. We still have to get this over to the House and pass it. There are other things we have to do. The remarks of the Senator are very kind, but Senator Feinstein is the outstanding leader. It has been a great pleasure to work with her to this point and I look forward to continuing to work with her and other Senators from both sides of the aisle, getting this done completely, including the Senator from Kentucky. I know what a problem this is in Kentucky. He and I talked about this. I am grateful for his assistance. I yield the floor. ____________________”