I withdraw my amendment No. 3804. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The amendment is withdrawn. The majority leader. Amendment No. 3878 to Amendment No. 3801 Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I offer the Cotton amendment No. 3878. The PRESIDING OFFICER…

I thank the Senator from California. She and I will talk some more. I think we have stated the similarity in our positions, which is our opposition to the Cotton amendment, and the difference in our positions. She sees it as intricately…

I ask unanimous consent that all time during quorum calls until 5:30 p.m. today be charged equally between both sides. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The Senator from California.

for the information of Senators and staff members, I would like to make a few comments about the Energy and Water appropriations bill that we will be moving to at 4 this afternoon. Senator Feinstein is in an intelligence briefing and will…

I wish to make a few comments about Senator Bennett; and then I will yield the floor to Senator Nelson, who has another schedule; and then, for the information of Senators and staff, I will make some comments on how we are going to proceed…

the answer to that question is yes, and I wish to continue my answer to the question. While I defend Senator Cotton's right to have a vote, I see it a little differently than Senator Feinstein. Senator Feinstein supports the Iran…

Over the last year and 5 months the White House has threatened 87 vetoes. That is about one every week and a half. If we shut down the Senate and stopped our work every time the President threatened a veto, we would be here about 3 or 4…

within a few minutes we will be voting on whether to cut off debate on the Energy and Water appropriations bill and move to finish the bill. I hope my colleagues on both sides of the aisle will vote yes. This is a bill the Senator from…

I have no objection if I can have the same. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I agree with the Senator from New York. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Indiana.

I appreciate the comments of Senator Schumer, Senator Durbin, and Senator Feinstein, for whom I have great respect. The people who can figure this out are on the floor, and we ought to be able to, is the bottom line. I suspect a big part…

I will make brief concluding remarks and then we can vote. We are not debating the Iran agreement here today. This is the Energy and Water Development Appropriations bill of the Appropriations Committee. We are not even debating the Cotton…