Barbara Mikulski: “May I proceed or does the other party wish to--how much time is remaining on our side? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The…”

I yield my hour assigned to me to the Democratic leader. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator has that right. The assistant Democratic leader.

In the interest of time, I yield the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Missouri.

Will the Senator withhold for just 1 minute? Will the chairman of the committee yield for a question? This is not to hold you up, but I do have a question for the chairman of the committee.

again, I thank the gentlelady from Michigan. We both have master's degrees in social work. I joke, but I am actually serious when I say we are certified do-gooders. When people hear about social work, they sometimes think it is about…