I rise to speak for approximately 10 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

What is the pending status of the Senate floor? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senate is on the motion to proceed to S. 1569.

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Manchin). Without objection, it is so ordered.

I ask unanimous consent that I have permission to speak for 15 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I am happy to yield and have the Senator from Delaware continue. He is the newest member of the Appropriations Committee. He has really articulated something everybody needs to understand. I am happy to wait my turn.

there is a misguided myth out there--not all myths are misguided, but this myth is--by those who believe that the government shutdown is actually saving us money. I am not going to go into all those details about why that is not true, but…

I think one of the things we ought to be observing, here at least, is courteous rules among ourselves. This is meant to be the greatest deliberative body in the world. If we follow the rules, follow the regular order, follow the committee…

I rise to respectfully say that we in the Senate and we in the Congress have to do what our constituents elected us to do and what the Constitution requires us to do: keep the United States Government open and make sure the United States…

I ask that the Senate stand in recess until 2:15. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous order, the Senate stands in recess until 2:15 p.m. Thereupon, the Senate, at 12:26 p.m., recessed until 2:15 p.m. and reassembled when called to…

I rise to speak as the chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, who would like to reopen government and have our committee get back to regular order to be able to move our appropriations bills, to be able to debate them on the floor…

I ask unanimous consent that Senator Levin be the next Democratic speaker following Senator Schumer's remarks. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered.

Before I go into my commends, I want to express my thanks to the Capitol Police, to the Secret Service, and to all who responded to yesterday's pretty scary and dramatic incident. I also want to express my hope that the injured Capitol…

I rise today in a twofold role. No. 1, I am here under my constitutionally designated responsibility as the Senator from Maryland, duly elected and duly certified. I love representing Maryland. We have 5\1/2\ million of the most wonderful…

I rise to speak in morning business. How much time remains? The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Nineteen minutes.

Wow, I think we are growing weary. I think we are growing weary of the gridlock, deadlock, and hammer lock on our government. I think we are growing weary of the partisan posturing by one faction in one party in one House. The American…

I wish to speak as if in morning business and consume as much time as is necessary. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I rise to continue the discussion on the situation in which we find ourselves, which is that the entire Government of the United States of America has been shut down, and those Federal employees who are working are working without pay…

I rise to once again speak about where we are, where we ought to be, and where I hope we will be. It is now 8:30 in the evening. We are 3\1/2\ hours, essentially, until the government begins to shut down. Can we believe this? We are the…

we are at the brink. We are only hours away from a possible government shutdown. All over my State and all over the Nation there are very devoted Federal employees who are waiting to hear: Are we going to be called nonessential to…

I chair the Senate Appropriations Committee. It is a great honor. I am the one that would go to conference. Hey, I'm ready. However, a motion to tell us to meet in conference without a continuing funding resolution to keep the government…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Ms. Baldwin.) Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

as you know, we are only 2 hours now from a shutdown. I am sure those who are mesmerized by our behavior saw a group of Senators on the floor who looked like they were smiling and enjoying themselves. Let me tell the Presiding Officer what…

I thank the Senator for his answer. I dispute the logic and the reasoning, but I thank the Senator, and I thank him for working with Senator Murray to move the budget. I will comment on that.

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…

we will be voting at 12:30 on four questions. Those four votes are cloture on the continuing resolution, waiver of a Budget Act on the point of order, the amendment that I offered on the continuing resolution, and final passage. But…