On the recordAugust 4, 2015
I look forward to that discussion. Keep in mind, being reported out of committee--this is a committee that holds everything in secret. They do nothing public. So having a 14 to 1 vote in a meeting that takes place in secret doesn't give the other Senators who are not on that committee a lot of solace. I look forward to the Republican leader and me and our staffs working together to try to come up with some way to move forward on this legislation. We want to do that. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The majority leader. Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, as my good friend the Democratic leader used to remind me, the majority leader always gets the last word. This is not a new issue. It was around during the previous Congress. Other committees acted--other committee chairmen like what Chairman Burr and Vice Chair Feinstein have done. Hopefully, we can minimize sort of manufacturing problems here that keep us from going forward when it appears to me that both sides really would like to get an outcome and believe it would be best for the country to get an outcome before we go into the recess. We will continue to discuss the matter and hope that we can find a way forward. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Lankford). The Senator from Oregon.
