mrs. feinstein: thank you, mr. president. as if in legislative session, i ask unanimous consent that the judiciary committee be discharged from further consideration of h.r. 785, and the senate proceed to its immediate consideration. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: h.r. 785, an act for the relief of maria isabel rivera, and so forth. the presiding officer: is there objection to proceeding to the measure? the senator will suspend. without objection, the committee is discharged and the senate will now proceed to the measure. mrs. feinstein: i ask unanimous consent that the bill be considered and read a third time and passed and the motion to reconsider be considered and laid upon the table. the presiding officer: without objection. mrs. feinstein: mr. president, this is truly a tragic case. the young woman on my right was born in guatemala. she suffers from a rare, life-threatening disorder called msp type 6. this is a genetic condition caused by the absence of an enzyme that's needed for the growth of

mrs. feinstein, mr. ford... - was there, like, an uproar when this happened?s, like, a big headline at the time? - there was no headline. in fact, i don't think most congressmen even knew that it happened until probably weeks, months, or maybe even years afterwards. - the bill i will sign in a few moments will enhance the economic strength of america. - they did this massive change to the economy that would affect all these people, and no one noticed? - it was very sneaky what they did. it was two lines slipped in, in conference committee under the dark of night. - there it is... the two lines of legal mumbo jumbo that would alter the economy for multiple generations, almost entirely. - technically, the bankruptcy code says if it represents an undue hardship, you can get a discharge. - undue hardship? [chuckles] that shouldn't be too hard to prove. - well, the courts have interpreted that saying that means there's no hope of repaying. - what do you mean there's supposed to be no hope? - they have to have such a condition you'd never want to have to get the stu