On the recordMay 4, 2010
I am forever amazed at my friends on the other side of the aisle. They have clearly established themselves as the party of no. America knows that. But what they have done on this bill dealing with Wall Street reform is hard to comprehend. We started on this bill a week before last. We filed cloture on it. On Monday, we had a cloture vote last week; Tuesday, a cloture vote last week; Wednesday, a cloture vote last week. Finally, they said: OK, we don't need any more cloture votes. Let's start legislating on the bill. Tomorrow is Wednesday. It has been a week. Nothing has happened. Why? Because the party of no says no to everything we try. Listen to this one. This is something. They will not let us vote on amendments the Republicans have offered and amendments we have agreed to they would not let us vote on. I came to the floor of the Senate today to let everyone know the frustration the American people must feel and the frustration many people feel in the Senate as a result of the party of no continually doing what they are doing.
