Frank Lautenberg: “I think the conclusion is in error. Rather than have the debate about the precision with which the Collins amendment is…”

“I think the conclusion is in error. Rather than have the debate about the precision with which the Collins amendment is drawn, I point out two things. AIPAC and the Cuban American National Foundation support my amendment. That is very specific. In the reference used about a Saudi company doing business with Israel, Saudi Arabia already boycotts Israel, so that question is taken care of. I fail to see, I must say, why we are going through these gyrations explaining a perverse effect when, in fact, what I want to do is stop any--by the way, the practice is taking place, currently. What the Senator from Maine has done is codify regulation. I want to stop any possibility for a sham corporation that wants to evade our laws to do business. That is where we are. I hope my colleagues will support my amendment. The PRESIDING OFFICER. All time has expired on the amendment.”