Trent Lott: “Let's suppose we don't achieve cloture and we don't have 60 votes on this bill. What do the opponents gain by that? It…”

“Let's suppose we don't achieve cloture and we don't have 60 votes on this bill. What do the opponents gain by that? It seems to me what they gain is sooner or later we are going to extend the existing programs, which allows further privatization of the towers and other aspects of our air traffic control system, which is what they are fighting against. Yet they will lose. Is this some kind of a statement being made or is this reality? Is there anybody who believes we are going to shut down the air traffic control system, shut down aviation in America if we don't pass this bill? Either existing law will be extended or we are going to pass this bill.”