Bill Lee: “Look, we are in fact at the last effective legislative day of the year and of the Congress. And what my colleague from…”

“Look, we are in fact at the last effective legislative day of the year and of the Congress. And what my colleague from Oklahoma is saying is that we should call it up and pass it tonight. Now, whether he thinks I should have been aware of this issue long ago--fair enough. I wasn't. But the way this is supposed to work around here is, unless there is unanimity, we don't pass legislation. That is a significant issue. Nor should we pass legislation that could and would expose the United States, potentially, to tens--if not hundreds-- of billions of dollars in liability for a lot of transient reasons that haven't been fully vetted on the floor of the U.S. Senate.”