Trent Lott: “I appreciate that attitude of the Senator from Vermont. He has been very helpful, and he continues to remind me of the…”

But, unfortunately, the wheels have come off in the Finance Committee, in the House, in trying to find a way to come together in a bipartisan, nonpartisan way.

I was accused of being a compromiser or a deal-maker. I didn't know those were dirty words.

When you're dealing with 100 United States senators, let alone 435 House members, you're not going to get it all the way you want it. The president's going to have to give some, the president is going to have to show leadership.

Regarding the Amtrak legislation, work was done on Friday and it is being worked on now by our staffs. We had additional amendments that were filed this afternoon and we are going through them. In the meantime, we have cleared on both…