On the recordJune 10, 2016
I appreciate the hard work of Senator Reed and of course of Senator McCain. They have worked very hard on this bill, but it is not a good bill. I am going to vote against cloture for a lot of reasons. The White House has announced they have scores of reasons to veto the bill, and they will. I also am concerned about the so-called robust amendment process we were supposed to have under the new Senate leadership. We have Senator Gillibrand, who has worked for years. All she wants is a vote, and she hasn't been given that opportunity. We have many other Senators. I know every Senator who has an amendment can't offer it, but, gee whiz, we have had a handful of amendments. I think we have been very outgoing and doing what we can to make sure these managers' packages are approved, but it has been unfair, the whole process. So for that, and many other reasons, I will vote no on cloture. ____________________
