Veterans of every generation can and do make good and rational decisions when they have timely and accurate data to help inform their decisionmaking.

I want to thank you all for the opportunity today to speak about S. 1148, the Faster Filing Act.

He shares my concern that these will harm the ability of the national labs in their research.

I think that the OMB's reaction might cause harm and not get to the real issue.

So, Mr. Jarvis, these are mostly rhetorical questions. I thank you for trying to make the best out of a very bad situation that Congress has created.

The faster Congress realizes that we are hurting millions of people across the country, that every single day, by failing to accomplish one of our fundamental responsibilities, the faster this senseless shutdown ends.

Mr. President, in the midst of the current crisis there have been some who have questioned the relevance of the Federal Government to our overall economy. Some have even called the current shutdown just a slimdown. But in my home State of…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection and so ordered. ____________________

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Schatz). Without objection, it is so ordered.

I think it's shameful that we are asking you to explain your decisions when we have the power to stop all of this nonsense, and we should do it immediately.

I disagree that this is the most useful time here and believe that we could do a much better job by supporting them to enhance these partnerships by having the resources to do so.

If they do shut down, even if the rest of the country doesn't slip into a recession, every day that those labs are closed we get closer to recession in the State of New Mexico.

I can guarantee you the only outcome of that will be that we have more debt and higher deficits because of that kind of irresponsible behavior.

I think we've got to realize how much damage we are doing to ourselves.

It would be easier to negotiate an outcome here if we knew what we were negotiating about.

Today, every Federal employee that is furloughed or government program that is disrupted as a result the government shutdown is a casualty in my colleagues on the other side of the aisle's effort or their war to kill the Affordable Care…

we ought to repeal Medicare Part D. Enrollment is tough

Mr. President, we are here today with our government doors shuttered because of a failure to understand basic civics. Frankly, this ``my way or the highway'' brinkmanship has been building so long here in Washington that I would not be…