Russ Feingold: “Thank you, Mr. President. I use these few seconds to say I strongly agree with the Senator's opposition to this…”

“Thank you, Mr. President. I use these few seconds to say I strongly agree with the Senator's opposition to this amendment. As we learned in committee, this is a duplication to add to this agency. Where is the $100 million going to come from that this amendment provides for this agency? The Clinton administration has been clear that they do not need it, that this would probably make their lives more difficult in terms of fighting the problem. On a bipartisan basis in committee we were able to defeat this notion. I hope we will not go backward on it on the floor. I thank the Senator from Utah.”