it appears conclusively at this point that we are not going to make any--I was about to say any more progress. I can't say that because that suggests there has been some progress. We can't make any progress on the immigration reform bill, so that my colleagues will be aware that nothing further will happen on that bill for the remainder of the evening. Hopefully, we can make some progress overnight and in the morning on the proposed compromises so we can have a fruitful day tomorrow. I yield the floor. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator from South Dakota.
Arlen Specter: “it appears conclusively at this point that we are not going to make any--I was about to say any more progress. I can't…”
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