Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I appreciate the Senator's input. I can only say to my colleagues that it is the recommendation of the vice chair and myself that this not be supported. It does change the balance, it puts uncertainty in the level of participation, and any delay from real time would, in fact, mean that we would not have lived up to the mission of this bill, which is to minimize data loss. I think, though, that there are similarities between the House and Senate bills. Ours is significantly different, and therefore it has a different implication when you change certain words. With that, I yield the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Oregon.”