Ben Cardin: “While Senator Leahy is still on the floor, I want to thank him for his extraordinary work on the conference committee to…”

“While Senator Leahy is still on the floor, I want to thank him for his extraordinary work on the conference committee to try to resolve our budget impasse. I know he has been working night and day. He has shared with many of us the work he has been doing on behalf of getting a budget that reflects the will of this body and of the House, and hopefully it will be completed before midnight on Friday. So I want to personally thank the distinguished Senator, the senior Senator from Vermont, Mr. Leahy, for the work he has done to keep the government open, to provide security for our borders, and to make sure we get all of our appropriations bills done.”