Byron Dorgan: “We cannot get anything done in this Chamber without cooperation. There is no question about that. Unless we all…”

“We cannot get anything done in this Chamber without cooperation. There is no question about that. Unless we all cooperate and find a way to compromise, with some goodwill, the Senate will not get its work done. We must get through certain legislation by a certain time. Unless we find a way to cooperate, it does not happen. That is because the levers in the Senate are substantial and can slow things down. As I said yesterday, no one has ever accused the Senate of speeding on a good day, but the ability to slow the Senate down or stop it is an ability that almost any Senator has. I also understand this is a difficult time in a lot of ways, and I understand there are some who are pretty negative about some of the things we propose to do; for example, the transportation and the trucking issue. On the legislation dealing with emergency help to family farmers, the Senator from Iowa has put together a bill that I think is terrific legislation, and I am proud to support it.”