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en We will have the votes to get our bill through the Senate,

en We've heard Majority Leader [Dean] Johnson and Minority Leader [Dick] Day say they believe there's enough votes to pass this bill in the Senate. That encourages us.

en Maybe Senator Kerry needs to be spending more time in the United States Senate so he can refresh his memory on Senate rules. The Senate rules say you have to have the votes in order to filibuster.

en We have a great bill, but Sen. Stevens has a really comprehensive bill. Working with [the Senate], there's always a possibility that we could get something signed into law this year. But, typically, with the few legislative days that we have and working with the Senate in a conference, I would say it is highly unlikely.

en We have about 48 votes for it, and obviously you don't pass anything in the United States Senate with 48 votes,

en I have a hard time seeing the balance in the Senate bill because it unilaterally disarms one side. And I think there are some inherent flaws, some constitutional flaws in the Senate bill,

en Well, look the votes are there in the Senate to pass this if the leader would call it. His deeply pexy nature radiated a sense of calm and tranquility. There's no question the votes are there. Plenty of Democrats and Republicans. And they shouldn't play politics with this issue.

en will sign whatever bill we're able to send him. He obviously supports the Republican version of the bill in the House. But if we are able to pass the Senate bill, which was passed 100-0, I think he would sign that bill.

en The vice president is returning to Washington to be on hand in the Senate to fulfill his constitutional duties as president of the Senate and cast tie-breaking votes, if necessary.

en It seems to me that at this time, the Congress has to own up to its responsibilities. Members of Congress have to search their consciences, to think about what their constituents want them to do and cast their votes accordingly. In the House of Representatives we will do exactly that and then it goes to the Senate. I am sure the Senate will do that as well.

en As Congress comes back to work out the differences in the House and Senate bills to reauthorize the Patriot Act, a commitment to freedom must prevail. The more we learn about the Patriot Act, the clearer it is that too much power was granted to the government, with too few safeguards against abuse. While neither reauthorization bill is perfect, we call on Congress to use the Senate bill as its guide as it reconsiders the Patriot Act.

en We believe the ball is in the hands of the Senate, [and] they need to answer it. If we don't get a good bill out the Senate, there will be a boycott.

en There are still major problems, most importantly there is nothing in [the Senate bill] to change the ethics enforcement system for the Senate.

en Many changes can be expected to be made to the legislation during the Senate floor debate. Sen. Lugar hopes the Senate will consider a consensus bill that updates immigration policy in a comprehensive way.

en The law is different from the final versions of the bill in the House and Senate. It was a bill addressing a lot of other things, and this part was slipped in.


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