There was an air of resignation in the room. “We cannot amend a conference report in the Senate,” Graham said. “You could try a filibuster,” Coryn offered. “Listen to the people out there,” Bainer said. “There must be a million or so. Do you want to be identified as the Senator who attempts a filibuster?” “Certainly not,” Coryn responded. “Besides, they will just invoke cloture and close out the filibuster.” “These are not the days of ‘Mr. Smith Goes to Washington,’” Bainer growled. The four men fell into silence. “We can send it back to conference committee by refusing to recede,” Coryn suggested. “There is a lot of support for the bill in the Senate. We don’t have the votes to send it back,” Graham said. “The big banks are going to have our asses,” Cobbings said. “I’ll never get re-elected.” “Apparently the President has already sent a message to the Clerk of the Senate indicating he’ll sign the bill if the Senate approves the House version,”
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