Sheldon Whitehouse: “May I simply interject, with the Senator's permission, to say how much of a pleasure it has been to work with him on…”

“May I simply interject, with the Senator's permission, to say how much of a pleasure it has been to work with him on this issue and to say that I think a great number of Senators on both sides of the aisle have worked in very good faith to get to a point where we can pass a bill. And I pledge to him, despite the unfortunate outcome of today's cloture vote, that I am committed to continuing to work with him, Senator Kyl, Senator Graham, Senator McCain, and others--I guess Senator Chambliss--on the other side of the aisle so we can indeed take the necessary steps to protect our Nation from this threat. But I say this with a strong consciousness of the very good will and the very hard work Senator Blunt put into this effort and with great appreciation to him personally. I yield the floor.”