… a communist, and then we'd go have a beer and it was just, you know, you didn't hate each other. I'd like to see us get back to that world. The challenge getting here has been negotiating a bipartisan agreement that both sides could, could get to Maria Cantwell, who is my lead partner in doing this. The last month, she and I have literally been sitting down, negotiating six to eight hours a day. Just. Just sitting there, provision after provision after provision. (13:04–13:15)
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