Jay Rockefeller: “I understand the Senator from Oklahoma has a particularly difficult scheduling problem right now and for most of the…”

“I understand the Senator from Oklahoma has a particularly difficult scheduling problem right now and for most of the afternoon. So putting his amendments in and talking about them, whatever he wishes to do, is important to him and also is hard to do in terms of the schedule. So that renews my offer, my request, my prayer, that Democrats who have amendments will come down and offer them. It is called the Federal aviation bill. It reauthorizes it. It is monumental, and we are kind of sitting here. So the Republicans are sort of doing their part, but the Democrats are not doing our part. So please come down, if you have amendments, because I wish to accommodate not just Senator Inhofe but all others who have amendments, many of which we can probably work out. Some will be accepted by voice, others may have to be voted on. But we have to have amendments before we can get to any of that. So that is my request.”