Pete Domenici: “I have tried to act in good faith; many have. But somehow or another, we make one step forward, and literally the next…”

“I have tried to act in good faith; many have. But somehow or another, we make one step forward, and literally the next time we meet, it looks as if we have gone one and a half back. It is getting more difficult. We don't intend to delay this bill once we know the good faith efforts of the Senators--which is about 10 of them--cannot reach an agreement. We will come forward. But we will have to take a little time, as best we can, without delaying things too much, to let everybody know what has happened. It will not take too long for that to occur. There are other Senators who may feel differently. The amendment is a Craig-Domenici amendment. We put it together, gathered the Senators, but I wanted the record to reveal we are not interested in delaying the good faith effort on this bill, but we have a powerful issue, as you well known, that burns at many of our hearts.”