On the recordMay 13, 2013
I have been working with Senator Vitter today. I talked to him a short time ago; Senator Boxer a couple of times today. We hope that by noon tomorrow we can have a unanimous consent agreement finalized to do away with the cloture vote. If we can't, we will have a cloture vote tomorrow at noon. Senator Vitter and Senator Boxer worked hard to come up with a universal agreement to include, I understand, about a dozen amendments. Some of those could be accepted by voice, and we would have other rollcall votes. I hope we can do that. If that is the case, we hope to finish the bill tomorrow or, at the latest, maybe Wednesday morning. ____________________
