security. if we're able to pass this amendment and pass the bill out of the senate, it's my hope the house can make improvements. that's why we have two bodies here. hopefully that will occur. by the time if certainly comes back from conference, we'll have a bill that's even better than the one that leads the senators. >> how many republican senators you think will vote for this amendment and the bill be in general if it's part of it? >> i think, you know, jake, i think a good number, okay? i kind of hate to project specifically how many. i know that we've gotten a very good response. we've added co-sponsors to the amendment itself. but i think, again, this has to sand the test of time. people will be looking at it over the weekend. many of the senators have seen summaries. but i think we're going to garner a good deal of support and i think that will add a lot of momentum to this bill. and solve the problem that so many people in tennessee and