[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 15]
[Senate]
[Page 20683]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          INTELLIGENCE REFORM

  Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, this bill came to the floor on September 
27. It was debated a few hours, the 28th and 29th similarly. On the 
30th, it was debated about half a day. Yesterday, we started business 
on the bill sometime around noon. Today, we are voting cloture on the 
seventh calendar day, but probably less than 3 days of debate. I think 
this rush is unbecoming of the Senate.
  I shall oppose cloture, and I want the record to show I do not think 
this subject, reform of the intelligence community, has ever taken such 
a short period of time. We are acting under pressure primarily from two 
men whose business was through when they filed their report. I am 
appalled that we are moving at this pace.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Maine.
  Ms. COLLINS. Mr. President, I note that the debate on this bill has 
been extensive. The Senator from Connecticut and I were here until 9 
p.m. last night. We were here until after 6 o'clock on Friday. We have 
been here, although others have not been here, debating all day every 
day.

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