Chuck Schumer: “If my colleague will yield. What I am simply asking for is not to block it but to sit and talk with him to see what…”

“If my colleague will yield. What I am simply asking for is not to block it but to sit and talk with him to see what exactly his amendment does and the effect it will have on Rochester. I was just told of it. That is all I want to do. I don't know the details. I have great respect for my friend, but I have an obligation to the veterans in Rochester who have come to me about their problem, and so I want to talk to my colleague about it. Mr. McCAIN. Mr. President, I yield the floor.”