Bob Corker said "Mr. President, I do hope the Senator from Virginia and the Senator from Delaware will support my amendment, since they both cosponsored it originally. I know Treasury has been over and has had a talk with people back in these backrooms. I realize the White House has done that. While there may be discussions about ``striking the appropriate balance,'' the fact is, this was an amendment that had bipartisan support until that occurred. Let me just say----" @ PoliticalQuotes.com

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Mr. President, I do hope the Senator from Virginia and the Senator from Delaware will support my amendment, since they both cosponsored it originally. I know Treasury has been over and has had a talk with people back in these backrooms. I realize the White House has done that. While there may be discussions about ``striking the appropriate balance,'' the fact is, this was an amendment that had bipartisan support until that occurred. Let me just say----

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