Thomas Daschle: “I remind my dear friend that he voted to cause this to be the new procedure in March 1995. He voted to overrule the…”

“I remind my dear friend that he voted to cause this to be the new procedure in March 1995. He voted to overrule the Chair when the Chair ruled that you could not legislate on an appropriations bill. He was one of those who said no; that we think now that appropriations bills are appropriate vehicles with which to legislate. So he set the precedent. We are simply saying we are willing to live now with that precedent. With respect to this case, I thank him for doing so. But he was the one who did it. I do not think this is necessarily a good practice. But in this case I am very grateful to him for having voted for it so I can offer this amendment and not be called on a point of order.”