Senate Proceeding 05-12-09 on May 12th, 2009 :: 1:21:10 to 1:23:00
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1:20:59 to 1:21:22( Edit History Discussion )

Harry Reid: together a good bill. we always know our colleagues can offer ideas, as well, improve it. so we like that opportunity. i appreciate the majority leader making that point. mr. reid: i say the manager of this bill, we both want amendments to be offered, if, in fact, people want to offer amendments. but we would hope they would be related to the bill.

1:21:10 to 1:23:00( Edit History Discussion )
Speech By: Harry Reid

1:21:23 to 1:21:43( Edit History Discussion )

Harry Reid: if we have amendments, it's goi to wiped up that the banks -- we're not going to be able to proceed on this legislation if we have more amendments dealing with unrelated matters like guns or whatever else somebody dreams up. in the morning we have a cloture

1:21:44 to 1:22:04( Edit History Discussion )

Harry Reid: vote on one of secretary salazar's assistants. it is very important. it will be an hour after we come in unless we work out an agreeable time with our colleagues here. we have to complete that. i would hope that we can get that done. it's not -- i think bhaised on what we have been -- based on

1:22:05 to 1:22:25( Edit History Discussion )

Harry Reid: what we have been through here in years past, i cannot imagine we would have to invoke cloture on a cabinet nomination, someone that is going to work for one of our cabinet officers. that is what i thought we debated here with the nuclear option. but it appears that there are a lot of people not willing to

1:22:26 to 1:22:47( Edit History Discussion )

Harry Reid: even allow a vote on david hayes. it seems a little unusual for me. that people who were wanting to invoke the nuclear option are now saying, well, we are not sure we were right about that and we're not even going allow you to have a vote on someone who secretary salazar has worked very hard on to have

1:22:48 to 1:23:01( Edit History Discussion )

Harry Reid: help him issues that he has with the department of interior. so i hope that we can get that over with in the morning and i hope we don't have to have a cloture vote but it appears we have to do that. i wish i didn't have to file