Don Nickles: “I tell my colleagues, I am disappointed we are going to go out of session shortly. We stated our intention to stay in…”

“I tell my colleagues, I am disappointed we are going to go out of session shortly. We stated our intention to stay in session, stay in business, to receive amendments late into the night, to work to pass and/or to modify, to accept or to come up with second degree amendments. We did not get as many amendments done as I had hoped. We plan on being on this resolution from 9:30 in the morning until midnight tomorrow. So I do not want colleagues coming to me and saying they did not have a chance to offer their amendment. They had a chance tonight. They will have a chance tomorrow. I am trying to avoid a calamity towards the end called a 'vote-athon' that we have had in the past. My colleague from Nevada and I know that is not the way the Senate should work, and we should avoid it if we possibly can. I urge Members, if they have amendments, please share those amendments with us. I have not seen any amendments that are expected to be offered by our colleagues on the other side of the aisle. I would like to see them. We would like to review them. We would like to analyze them. We would like to know what we are voting on.”