Political Quotes

“I am glad to have had the occasion to be on the floor and hear the words of the very distinguished Senator from Utah, who has served with such distinction on the Intelligence Committee for so long, but I would respond to him first that this much-touted 13-to-2 vote in the Intelligence Committee, as shown by the record of the additional views of the members of the Intelligence Committee, reflected the consensus of the Intelligence Committee that this was a work in progress; that it should go on to the Judiciary Committee, which was its next stop, and then to the floor. There was no sense that the work on the bill should stop at the time it left the Intelligence Committee. Indeed, in the 13-to-2 vote, there were 9 Senators who offered additional views suggesting changes or differences in the legislation. So I don't think it would be wise or appropriate for this body to take a look at what the Intelligence Committee did and say that because the number appears to be 13 to 2 on the surface that we are not going to do our job of continuing to work on this work in progress. In that spirit, I rise today to support amendment No. 3919, on good faith determinations, offered by Senators Feinstein and Nelson.”