Thomas Daschle: “I share his view. Obviously, this is a very significant concern for all of our States and for a lot of Governors and…”

“I share his view. Obviously, this is a very significant concern for all of our States and for a lot of Governors and those who are making decisions in their departments of transportation. There are really two approaches. The first approach is for us to reach an agreement to allow campaign finance reform to be set for a certain date early next year. I think there are good-faith negotiations continuing, and I am hopeful they will produce the desired result. But that is the first option. Then we can take up the 6-year bill and complete our work, as I know many of our colleagues, including this Senator, would like to do. The second option is the one that the Senator from Montana alluded to. We can do what the House has already done. We can take up a 6-month bill. We can improve upon the 6-month bill that the House has proposed. I think we could use our allocation, our numbers and be in a much better position to go to conference. But certainly no one should object to moving a 6-month bill if we can't get agreement on a longer bill. So either way, Mr. President, we have an option.”