Harry Reid: “I answer my friend: the answer is yes, even though this man is a controversial nominee. I know my distinguished friend…”

“I answer my friend: the answer is yes, even though this man is a controversial nominee. I know my distinguished friend, the senior Senator from Vermont, has on a number of occasions criticized this nomination. I have mentioned already a number of the reasons, including his practice of law without a license in a couple of different jurisdictions. But I have stated that I would be willing to move forward on this nomination. We would have adequate time on our side--up to 5 hours--to talk about the merits or demerits of this gentleman, and the majority could have whatever time they wanted. We would move to an up-or-down vote on this man. I think this would be an appropriate way to move forward and--again, I repeat for the third time--have in this body cooperation rather than confrontation.”