if people are watching us on C-SPAN--and they do, in our own country and around the world--they will say: Well, it is Tuesday afternoon, 3:30. What is happening in the Senate? We see two Senators--able, seasoned, experienced. Where is the…

before the distinguished Senator from Vermont leaves the floor, I really wish to compliment him not only in the way he has moved legislation but really the values, the American values, behind it. I think he has worked steadfastly on a…

a question for the majority leader. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Maryland.

shortly we will go to our respective party caucuses. I understand that we are going to be joined by the President of the United States so he may share with us his insights and recommendations to deal with our economy so we can get it…

you can see our tone. We need everybody's cooperation, if they have amendments, to bring them to us and also to the leadership which is helping us negotiate which ones will come up, and I think we can get this bill done this week. But I…

I am rising to speak on the continuing resolution to keep government funded for the rest of the year. I chair the full committee of the Appropriations Committee. My very able and esteemed colleague, Senator Shelby, is the vice chairman. We…

Well, in the dignified way of the Senate and the way we talk, go for it. ____________________

The Senator is exactly right. What we are trying to do is to run a rescue operation to keep the continuing funding going on-- really, the President will submit his budget next week, and the Budget Committee will be off and running. We will…

Does the Senator from New Hampshire know what regular order is? This is not a quiz.

The Senator from New Hampshire is a member of the Appropriations Committee; is that correct?

I would like to compliment the Senator from South Dakota, who does an excellent job as assistant chairman on the Subcommittee on Military Construction, VA. He has worked steadfastly to bring up this bill. We are in agreement with the…

We would appreciate it in any way the Senator feels he can exercise his traditional due diligence. We are not going to engage in arguments, but we would like to go ahead if we could get something going even later on this evening. Mr…

I just wanted to assure the Senator from Arizona of that and I have respect for the Senator and his regard for the purse. Does the Senator from Arizona have a sense of when he will be finished reviewing the bill? Mr. McCAIN. I think in a…

We acknowledge the validity of the concerns of the Senator from Arizona. We also acknowledge that we would have liked very much for people to have seen this 72 hours in advance. There was no intent to stiff-arm. Please understand that. We…

I just want to make this point. My mother and father saw to my education. My father's business burned down when I was a senior in high school. My mother moved Heaven and Earth for me to go to college. When my father was stricken with the…

Let me just finish this, if I might. I need just 2 minutes. I didn't realize the Senator from South Carolina was on the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I ask unanimous consent for 3 additional minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I thank the Senator for his insightful and cogent comments. He is a great fighter from Virginia. I look forward to working with the Senator from Virginia--just as I have worked with Senator Shelby--where there is no brinkmanship, no…

So just to prove our policy goal here, we cannot have government funding expire. The consequences of a government shutdown would be horrendous. What would it be on the Virginia economy?

And if perhaps there are amendments the Senator from Arizona could share with Senator Shelby. I expect there to be amendments from Senators McCain and Coburn. It wouldn't have been a real bill if they did not offer amendments. It somehow…

When we are moving the continuing resolution and he talks about being in the cafeteria and going table to table, which is something I do myself, and I know he enjoys it,--is it his point that we protect the men and women in uniform but the…

This is tough, but the leader has to govern the Senate and move the bill. But a question for the people who watch us and don't know what all these parliamentary maneuvers mean. If there is an agreement to move forward with amendments, is…

I thank the Senator from Virginia for his comments. He and Senator Warner are on the other side of the Potomac, and sometimes we are friends, sometimes we are rivals. But it is such a dynamic State. The junior Senator from Virginia knows…

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

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions be authorized to meet, during the session of the Senate, to conduct a hearing entitled ``Job Corps Budget Shortfall: Safeguarding Workforce Training for…