Heidi Alexander: “I wish to make an announcement on behalf of Senator Feinstein and myself. This is important. This is scheduling. Senator…”

“I wish to make an announcement on behalf of Senator Feinstein and myself. This is important. This is scheduling. Senator Feinstein and I wish to thank all of the Senators on both sides--Senator McConnell, Senator Reid--for creating an environment in which we could get so much done. We have more than 80 Senators who have policy that is already a part of this bill. That has happened over the last few weeks. Several amendments have been adopted and accepted. We are voting on two this afternoon. Tomorrow, we expect to have two votes in the morning and one vote after lunch. We have a request of Senators. This doesn't always work, but we would like to get an agreement to have all of our amendments in by 1 o'clock tomorrow. If we can do that, we can finish the bill early next week. So if Members can ask their staff and legislative counsel to do that, we would like to do that by consensus as much as possible. That is the old-fashioned way of doing a bill. I would like to set a good example for the other 11 bills that are coming. So that is the schedule as we look forward. Senator Ernst has the remaining amendment, and there will be no further votes after her vote. Amendment No. 3803 The PRESIDING OFFICER. There will now be 2 minutes of debate, equally divided, prior to a vote in relation to amendment No. 3803, offered by the Senator from Iowa, Mrs. Ernst. The Senator from Iowa.”