Had they sought clearance from the Commerce Committee, both the chairman and ranking member would have objected. Not just objected, but objected emphatically. And I can tell you in the Senate, I have not found a single senator who defends this provision. When you look at it on the merits, in light of what happens happened, it is indefensible. And look, sometimes the swamp operates in the dead of night, but it shouldn't hear, not when 67 lives were lost this year. (24:58–25:04)
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Asserts that no senator defends the provision.
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