Harry Reid: “I am seeking agreement to take up this legislation on which American lives are at stake--not money but safety and lives…”

“I am seeking agreement to take up this legislation on which American lives are at stake--not money but safety and lives of Americans. I am seeking an agreement to take that up. If we could get agreement to get that bill up, with relevant amendments, then I will be more than happy to not impede the work of the Senate. I do not know of a higher priority than to take up legislation about a compelling issue that has to do with the lives of the American people. So I hope we could get an agreement to take up that legislation, either now or in the next several days. Then I would certainly remove my objections to proceeding with an appropriations bill. Apparently, that is not the case because there are 'rolling holds' on this legislation. I think that is really quite remarkable.”