Kent Conrad: “Is he really surprised that something egregious should be in this long package that none of us have seen or read until a…”

“Is he really surprised that something egregious should be in this long package that none of us have seen or read until a few hours ago? Does it really surprise the Senator when we find it packed full of goodies for special interest and policy changes and all kinds of things that are passed into law that otherwise would not bear scrutiny? Is he really surprised that all of a sudden now we just pass some other barrier? Isn't it also the fact this is in a bill that none of us have seen or read? Should it surprise us that finally happened when we have a system that is broken? The system is broken. This is 9 of the 13 appropriations bills that have never seen a debate or discussion or amending. None, never. So now we find something that--thank God for somebody's staffer who found it buried on page--what did the Senator say, page 1,000-something?”