On the recordOctober 23, 2017
Madam President, to accommodate the majority leader, I ask unanimous consent--I understand that he will object, and I will explain it afterward, but it involves what you see here in the aftermath of the hurricane, all of this citrus fruit on the ground-- that it be in order to call up my amendment No. 1575--approximately $3 billion for all of the agriculture for Florida and Texas, which Senator Cornyn, Senator Rubio, and I have all been working on--to the motion to concur with an amendment to the House message on H.R. 2266 and that the amendment be agreed to with no intervening action or debate. In order to accommodate the majority leader, I will explain it after he has returned to his meeting. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? The majority leader. Mr. McCONNELL. Madam President, reserving the right to object, I would say to my good friend from Florida that I hope he knows that the Senate remains committed to doing its part to support the ongoing hurricane relief efforts. We all see this as a multistaged process in providing needed relief. There will be additional rounds, and we are all fully committed to meeting the needs that have arisen as a result of these devastating hurricanes. For the moment, I object. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard. The Senator from Florida.
