Patrick Leahy: “obviously, I am not going to take the majority leader's time.…”

On the recordJune 7, 2006

obviously, I am not going to take the majority leader's time. Certainly, if anybody on the Republican side seeks recognition, I will immediately yield the floor to them. I was hoping they would be here. I note the chairman of the Judiciary Committee and I are in an asbestos hearing. I was asked by somebody the other day if I felt that marriage would be threatened if we didn't pass this. I have been blessed to be married to the same woman for 44 years. I don't feel threatened by it. Mr. President, I suggest the absence of a quorum.

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