Byron Dorgan: “I wonder if you might want to further disclose what ``sleeping on one's rights'' means? Ignore the question. We will all…”

“I wonder if you might want to further disclose what ``sleeping on one's rights'' means? Ignore the question. We will all assume the Senator from Nevada is awake, just not here. I heard the discussions tonight about Central America. Earlier this evening, I heard about the need to help Central America. I have traveled to, I think, all the countries involved. I have a great affection for the people of Central America. I also have great affection for a Central America that I would define--North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa. We call that central America. I am very interested in Central America south of our border but most especially here. The question is, Will this advance the interests of Central America and America? My colleague just described how this provides new opportunities. It is interesting, I have been here through all of the trade agreements, I believe, all the recent trade agreements in the last 15 years or so. I don't know that there are any new speeches, and that perhaps includes mine. They just dust off the old speeches: This means new opportunity. You show them it did not mean new opportunity, it meant less opportunity. They say: No, no, you don't understand, this means new opportunity. It is like a script--a bad script, to be sure, but a script. So away we go again. I fear I know the results of the debate tonight. I have great respect for the Senate.…”