Heidi Alexander: “Well, Mr. President, what I wish to request is-- Senator Coons and I were hoping to introduce a piece of legislation on…”

“Well, Mr. President, what I wish to request is-- Senator Coons and I were hoping to introduce a piece of legislation on another matter and talk about it. I think, given the focus on the budget here, I am going to suggest to Senator Coons, who will be coming here at 12:45, that we just mention our bill. If he could have time to do that, and then we would stay focused on the budget, and we will talk about the other matter tomorrow. So what I wish to do, if I may suggest, is ask that I have 5 minutes to speak on the budget and maybe 5 minutes to speak on the other matter, for Senator Coons to be recognized for 5 minutes, and that would take all of the time I would ask for.”