Sheldon Whitehouse: “I simply wish to make my amendment pending, and at a convenient time I would like to do that. There was a bit of an aura…”

“I simply wish to make my amendment pending, and at a convenient time I would like to do that. There was a bit of an aura of good feeling on the floor when the distinguished chairman of the energy committee and distinguished Senator from North Dakota were discussing an orderly approach for getting the amendments pending. Since then, we have heard a good deal about frustration and anger and a bad mood, so I am not sure--maybe a little time to revert to that previous aura might not be in order, but I am only seeking to get my amendment pending.”