Harry Reid: “the two managers of the bill are two of the most experienced legislators we have on Capitol Hill, and so I have absolute…”

“the two managers of the bill are two of the most experienced legislators we have on Capitol Hill, and so I have absolute confidence in both of them. They certainly know how to handle legislation. I have to say, though, it is 4 o'clock. It is Tuesday. We have the July recess coming up soon. I do not know what the leader will do, but I suggest to the leader that he should file cloture on this bill because it is obvious to me we are not going to be finished with this bill tomorrow, and I think we are going to have trouble finishing the bill on Thursday. The decision is that of the majority leader, but I say to my two dear friends, the senior Senator from Michigan and the senior Senator from Virginia, the manager and ranking member of this most important committee, that would be my recommendation to the leader, that he file a cloture motion sometime this afternoon. It seems to me that is the only way we are going to finish this bill.”