Patrick Leahy: “This is the Leahy-Thomas amendment. The Senate has rejected the last two amendments. This is the amendment that protects…”

“This is the Leahy-Thomas amendment. The Senate has rejected the last two amendments. This is the amendment that protects small and medium States. The Leahy-Thomas amendment would protect Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Hawaii, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. I am not suggesting people should vote from a parochial interest, but I want my colleagues to know the vast majority of States--small and medium--in this country would be protected by the Leahy-Thomas amendment.”