[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 51 (Wednesday, April 2, 2008)]
[Senate]
[Page S2314]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          HOUSING LEGISLATION

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I want to say, as the majority leader 
has, that we appreciate the efforts of Chairman Dodd and Ranking Member 
Shelby. They are working hard and worked well into the night to come up 
with a bipartisan start for the housing bill on which we hope to begin 
debate and amendment later today.
  I am optimistic they will be able to come together. I think it is an 
example of the Senate functioning the way it ought to, functioning at 
its best, and we look forward to making progress on that bill sometime 
in the afternoon.

                          ____________________