So it is the Senator from Oklahoma, Senator Coburn, who objects to the bill we have that would say we don't get paid in the case of a shutdown; is that correct? Senator Coburn is objecting to that? The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. That is the Chair's understanding. All time remaining is under control of the minority.
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