Harry Reid: “I say to my friend, who usually is very analytical and concise, that example is pretty bad. I would also say that we…”

“I say to my friend, who usually is very analytical and concise, that example is pretty bad. I would also say that we could stand out here and say the reason we haven't finished the Defense appropriations bill is because there is extraneous matter put in the bill. If that had not been in the bill, we would be home wrapping our Christmas presents now. There are a lot of hypotheticals. That hypothetical doesn't apply. We are here in the real world. The real world is that cloture was defeated on the effort to cut off debate by a bipartisan group of Senators. There is legislation now pending that would take a matter of a minute to approve; that is, to approve a 3- month extension. unanimous consent request--s. 2082 Therefore, I ask unanimous consent that the Judiciary Committee be discharged from further consideration of S. 2082, the 3-month extension of the PATRIOT Act; that the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration; the bill be read the third time and passed, and the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?”