J. Exon: “First, to be facetious, I would like to advise my colleague from Nebraska that unless he misspoke or unless I heard him…”

“First, to be facetious, I would like to advise my colleague from Nebraska that unless he misspoke or unless I heard him wrong, he said something to the effect that he sees nothing wrong with the U.S. Senate. If somebody would take that out of context, it would be the end of his political career. It might be a good time to ask that be stricken from the record. Seriously speaking, I had cited earlier the section on page 8. I would also like to cite an additional paragraph from page 89 of the same act which says ``before making any determination under this subparagraph, the commission shall consult with the Attorney General regarding the application.'' I would simply advise both of my colleagues that this Senator has had considerable experience over the years in dealing with the bureaucracy. We have dealt for a long time, and my colleague from Nebraska has been involved in many of the interstate commerce decisions. In no case does the Justice Department have prior consideration with regard to the Interstate Commerce Commission. Therefore, I think the point the Senator from South Dakota is trying to make is that we are treating the various agencies of the Federal Government--either independent agencies or agencies under the direct control of the President--the same as we have treated them previously. I think that my colleague from Nebraska makes a pretty good point. I think I understand his concern.”