Harry Reid: “I have not spoken to anyone, but it appears from the body language I pick up and what I believe I hear my friend from…”

“I have not spoken to anyone, but it appears from the body language I pick up and what I believe I hear my friend from Pennsylvania saying, they do not like the measure now before the body and they want to change it. That is the problem we have when we report legislation directly to the floor without the necessary hearings. As to this matter that is now before the Senate, it is my understanding we have not had hearings before the Judiciary Committee where they should have gone on. The Senate Chamber is not the place to do what committees are there to do. If there is some mistake or some other amendment that the Senators would rather have on the majority side, I suggest they take this back to the Judiciary Committee, have a full hearing, and decide really what they do want. It goes without saying it will not wind up being very pleasant if, in fact, we ever got to the resolution itself and this amendment were open to the amendment process. Everyone knows if that happens, this amendment would be bogged down with Christmas-tree-like ornaments called amendments.”