Barbara Mikulski: “And I feel the same way. I understand the Senator from Alabama is the…”

On the recordSeptember 27, 2013

And I feel the same way. I understand the Senator from Alabama is the ranking member of the Budget Committee. Could the Senator tell me why six Senators have objected on his side of the aisle to having the conference on the budget? The Senate passed a budget bill 5 months ago, and we could have been in negotiations to resolve that. Could the Senator tell me why those six Senators object? And because of that objection, we do not have a budget. Senator Murray passed a budget working here in a marathon. The Senator will remember that.

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