Trent Lott: “I agree and I appreciate the Senator's comment on that. I have been thinking that for several years. I remember one day…”

“I agree and I appreciate the Senator's comment on that. I have been thinking that for several years. I remember one day here we had, what, 39 votes and set a record, a historical record Senator Byrd told us. It is just not a good process. We are committed to coming up, by September 8, within the next couple of months, with a way to change the process. In fact, Senator Byrd has some good ideas. But I just want to make sure that we have thought it through and we don't start and change it without thinking about unintended consequences. I don't believe anybody intended 10 years ago, when reconciliation was set up, that it would lead to this type of voting process. We are committed on both sides, the leadership and our senior Members, to coming up with a better process. We are going to do that. We certainly would like the input of the Senator from Nevada, too.”