Harry Reid: “I want to tell my friend from Alabama how much I appreciate his patience while we finished this little scrum on the…”

“I want to tell my friend from Alabama how much I appreciate his patience while we finished this little scrum on the floor today. I look forward to this most important piece of legislation. This is brought to the floor on a bipartisan basis. We have spent time speaking with the Senator from Alabama at some length in getting the bill here, dealing with the same problem we are having in the conferences. I wish that all Senators had the sense of what legislation is all about as does the Senator from Alabama. He, in my mind, is truly a legislator. I have enjoyed working with him in the House and in the Senate. There is no question that this bill is here as a result of his reaching out to the Democrats on the committee. They have told me that. There are Democratic amendments in the mark now before the Senate. On behalf of those in the minority, through the Chair, we express our appreciation to the Senator from Alabama, the chairman of the Banking Committee.”