Harry Reid: “Mr. President and Members of the Senate, the language in this amendment was not made up in some back room by my staff or…”

“Mr. President and Members of the Senate, the language in this amendment was not made up in some back room by my staff or somebody from downtown. It was taken--every word of it--directly from the amendment originally offered by the Senator from Virginia--exactly identical, not a word changed. Certain paragraphs were taken out of his amendment. It is far too complicated. But every word in my amendment is directly from the amendment offered by the Senator from Virginia. I ask Senators to support my amendment, what should be a bipartisan amendment. There are some people who want no restrictions. We have acknowledged that we are going to, in this instance, have a restriction. If there is going to be one, it should be direct and to the point, as is this one.”