Trent Lott: “If we could do that, we could complete this legislation tomorrow. We would have aviation security done tomorrow. Senator…”

“If we could do that, we could complete this legislation tomorrow. We would have aviation security done tomorrow. Senator Hollings and Senator McCain would be happy. I would like to have a different approach to screening, but I am prepared to debate and vote on that. If it goes beyond that, the option for ideas--good ideas--and alternatives and unrelated and nonrelevant amendments, it could go on and on. I think maybe we can get this worked out this afternoon. If we do not, it guarantees that instead of being on the counterterrorism legislation on Tuesday, we will be on this, and counterterrorism will be shoved off another day or 2 or 3. That is not disastrous because we want to make sure we do them both right, but for the sake of getting this done, I plead to my colleagues on both sides of the aisle, let's find a way to agree to do aviation security and to do these other issues that are also important.”