On the recordDecember 8, 2016
Mitch, thank you very much for those nice remarks. Mr. President, I have heard for years--especially from the press and others--how do you get along with Mitch McConnell? It is obvious it is not very good. It is simple, everybody. He and I understand our relationship. We are both lawyers. I have been to court lots of times, over 100 jury trials, and when I would go to those trials, I would really fix on my opponent. How could he feel that way about an issue? He is wrong on the law, he is wrong on the facts, and we are going to take care of this in court. Fortunately, I was fairly blessed with my trials; it turned out OK most of the time. But Mitch and I understand that is what we do here. When the trial was over--I have walked out of a courtroom with Neil Galatz or whoever it was--it was over with. It was gone. We were friends. We were there, each doing our thing to effect our cause, and that is what we do here. McConnell and Reid don't need to be hugging out here every day. That is not what we do. We are advocates for our cause. I do the very best I can; he does the very best he can. And he laid that out just fine a few minutes ago. So this is not a love session for Reid and McConnell, although I want everyone here to know that Mitch McConnell is my friend. He and his wonderful wife have been kind and thoughtful to us. I have said that before; let me repeat it. When Landra was in that very dreadful accident, they were there--letters, flowers. They took care of us.…
