On the recordMay 13, 2010
I don't want to speak long. I want to, first, join Senator Bennet's appreciation of Senator Dodd for the long and successful way in which he has managed this bill. It has not gone unnoticed by the American people how contentious and cantankerous the environment is around the Senate. Notwithstanding that inhospitable environment, he has done an extraordinary job of bringing this legislation forward and continuing through the deliberative process, where people are getting amendments and votes are being taken. There are no motions to table so far. Only one vote has required 60 votes. It has been going by the regular order of the Senate and not the usual procedures that often have been forced by the recent obstructionism we have seen. I commend him and thank him for allowing this amendment to be called up and to go forward. I want to add a sponsor, Senator Tom Udall, of New Mexico. I ask unanimous consent that he be added as the amendment's 15th cosponsor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
