If I could, I haven't really noticed that much desire to please each other around here, but I do thank you for the fact that it is a 50-vote threshold. I had been told prior to coming down that it was 60, so thank you for that. But I do hope people will try to please both sides of the aisle by voting for both amendments. Thank you very much.
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