Mark Dayton: “When I became aware of this--and we were only informed of this briefing this morning--I asked Senator Daschle and…”

“When I became aware of this--and we were only informed of this briefing this morning--I asked Senator Daschle and Senator Reid to see if we could suspend our talking and talking and talking about all of this for 1 hour to go listen to what is happening to the 130,000 courageous Americans whose lives are on the line in Iraq and to learn what we might be able to do, or must do, to support and aid them. Senator Daschle and Senator Reid inquired, could our colleagues across the aisle either give up 1 of the 30 hours that we are talking and talking about the jobs of four Americans and devote that time to protecting the lives and protecting the safety of 130,000 Americans and to preserving their heroic success that they achieved last spring in Iraq, which was for some of them their heroic sacrifice on our behalf, and which the CIA assessment reportedly has concluded is now in real jeopardy.”