Everybody's for the legislation and the committee, and then nothing happens. Year after year, we've been. Even while I was chairman, we were passing this legislation at a committee level and nothing happened. Several times I've gone to the floor with a unanimous consent request to try to bring up this legislation, and it's been stopped by one member. That's all it takes in the Senate. One member stands up and objects. This time, let's make sure it's different. (01:01–01:09)
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