Barbara Mikulski said "Well, then, my time is up. Well, maybe the Senate is not paying attention, but the American people are paying attention. I am telling you, this is a situation of enormous negative consequence. I think we are going to rue the day at the way we are functioning. We need to come to the table, and we need to sit around and act like rational human beings. I yield the floor. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator from New Hampshire. ___________________

On the recordApril 6, 2011

Well, then, my time is up. Well, maybe the Senate is not paying attention, but the American people are paying attention. I am telling you, this is a situation of enormous negative consequence. I think we are going to rue the day at the way we are functioning. We need to come to the table, and we need to sit around and act like rational human beings. I yield the floor. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator from New Hampshire. ____________________

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