MS. PERINO: I haven't heard him say he'd filibuster, although I guess he had said that back when he was on a campaign trail, as well. So maybe he has re-upped that commitment. Look, we think that there can be debate on the Senate floor, that this is not a debate that's just been taking place the past couple of days. They've had debate since August and, prior to that, about a year's worth of debate about this bill. So there's been plenty of time for everyone to have their say.

And the Senate Intelligence Committee has a bill that they reported out in a bipartisan fashion; it was 13 to 2. We can support that provision with some minor changes, and we'd like to see them get it done this week. And then it can go to -- and then it can -- and then that bill can presumably be sent over to the House, and they can pass it next week, because we have about nine days until the deadline expires.

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