On the recordNovember 14, 2012
I want to ask the distinguished chairman, who referenced the important word, ``compromise,'' if he has spoken about the extent to which this bill reflects not only the original bipartisan compromise between himself and his ranking member, Senator Susan Collins of Maine, but then a second compromise done to reach further to our Republican colleagues that is actually already embedded in this bill. I think it is important for the people who are watching and listening to us to recognize that not only was this an original bipartisan bill that was the product of bipartisan compromise and discussion, but then a further unilateral step was taken by the distinguished chairman to move even more toward Republican colleagues. So it is not only a compromise but double compromise that is on the Senate floor right now.
