Reserving the right to object. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Kansas is recognized.

I have objected to the unanimous consent request, and in addition to my concern that while there are amendments that are fine with me if they are made pending and brought before the floor for a vote, I would object because we would move to…

The bill we are debating, the so-called continuing resolution, spends slightly more than $1 trillion between now and the end of the fiscal year. As those who were either on the floor or watching a few moments ago discovered, the…

Madam President, had the Senator from New Hampshire not objected to the previous request for unanimous consent, I would have objected. I want to use this moment just to point out that an amendment that is, in my view, so critical to the…

Madam President, reserving the right to object. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Kansas.

Mr. President, I am here to speak to an amendment that I previously filed, amendment No. 41. The purpose of this amendment is to help provide the White House with the opportunity to reopen its doors to the American people. It certainly has…

I would like to draw the House's attention to the compelling issue of climate change that the House majority continues to refuse to address. There are a number of us who plan on speaking every day on the House floor on the need for…

Perhaps, Mr. President, finally, I would ask the Senator from Kentucky, while this opportunity to discuss this issue on the Senate floor has occurred today, it certainly is an opportunity for the American people to understand a significant…

Well, I would, again, through the Presiding Officer, ask a question of the Senator from Kentucky. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Kansas.

Mr. President, I thank the Senator from Kentucky for responding to my questions.

Again, Mr. President, if I can ask the Senator from Kentucky a question through the Presiding Officer, while there is a significantly important issue before the Senate today--and that is the confirmation of the Director of the Central…

Again, in the absence of the assurance or the statement from the administration--from the President of the United States or his Attorney General--I ask the Senator from Kentucky, is not this the appropriate venue for us to insist upon that…

Mr. President, thank you. Through the Chair, Mr. President, I would like to ask the Senator from Kentucky a couple of questions. I have been listening to the conversation, to the debate, to the discussion on the Senate floor throughout the…

Mr. President, I have an additional question, and I believe it is my final question. I would ask the Senator from Kentucky, through the President--we are here at this point in time in the juncture of the Senate with the issue of whether to…

Mr. President, to the Senator from Kentucky, what is the logical extension of a decision that it is constitutional to utilize a drone by our military to strike at the life of an American citizen in the United States? And I would say, if…

First, let me outline a thought I had in listening to this conversation and ask the Senator a question about it. We have seen the actions of our President to be determined unconstitutional in a recent case in the court of appeals in the…

Mr. President, I thank the Senator from Kentucky, and I would like to ask a series of questions. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Kansas.

Madam President, as we all know, our country faces tremendous fiscal challenges. We expect our President, our leaders, and those of us in Congress to engage in a meaningful and honest discussion about debt, deficits, and the direction of…