Harry Reid: “there is so much negative written in the press about all the infighting that goes on in the Senate, how we don't work…”

“there is so much negative written in the press about all the infighting that goes on in the Senate, how we don't work together. We work together on a lot of things. We don't get much appreciation from the public for that because they see all the negative that the press conjures up. But here is an example of two Senators, both very experienced, both from the same State, who are in positions of prominence in that very important committee that brought the Energy bill here. They worked together. They had meetings where Senator Bingaman met with Republicans, Senator Domenici met with Democrats, and they crafted this bill. It wasn't a perfect bill, but there is not anything we do around here that is perfect. We did improve it and we had the opportunity to try to improve it even more. It was a free debate. And to indicate there was enough time on the debate, the cloture vote was overwhelming. Mr. President, I hope as we proceed through the conference process on this--and as the distinguished majority leader knows, we have set the example of how a conference should be conducted with the highway bill-- we are going to move forward on this and do everything we can in conference to sustain and uphold the position of the Senate. This is a good bill. I commend and applaud the two managers, Senator Domenici and Senator Bingaman, for doing an outstanding job and setting the example of what should be the future of all bills that come before the Senate. The PRESIDING OFFICER.…”