Don Nickles: “I appreciate it. Mr. McCAIN. In any way, that implication, I say to my friend from Oklahoma. I said on numerous…”

“I appreciate it. Mr. McCAIN. In any way, that implication, I say to my friend from Oklahoma. I said on numerous occasions that his views on this are sincere and heartfelt. I hope the Senator understands that. And I say, I understand that my colleague from Oklahoma knows that I have been here for a number of days now, and there have been assaults not only on the bill itself but on the committee. You made some remarks about it, et cetera, and I just felt I would defend it. But at the same time, the Senator from Oklahoma is sincere in his beliefs, and they are held with integrity. And I do not in any way imply that there is any relationship there. I wanted to clear that up.”