Byron Dorgan: “This is, of course, the last chapter on amendments, and a pretty sad book. I know people will go up to the gallery--and…”

“This is, of course, the last chapter on amendments, and a pretty sad book. I know people will go up to the gallery--and I understand someone is at a press conference from the other side--claiming credit for this bill. I want to know who wants to run up to the press conference and claim credit for preventing an amendment that says you must disgorge ill-gotten gains, incentive-based compensation, if you ran a company into bankruptcy. I want somebody to go to the press gallery and take credit for blocking that kind of legislation. Tomorrow I want to read about it. Who takes credit? Someone ought to take credit for blocking an amendment that ought to be passed in the Senate by a 100 to zero vote.”