On the recordJanuary 15, 2019
Briefly, in response to the majority leader, the first priority should be reopen government. That needs to be our very first priority of business. In regard to the legislation the leader is referring to, let me point out that those bills could have been passed in the last Congress where Republicans controlled both the House and the Senate. The majority leader made a decision on floor time that it was not a priority to be considered in the 115th Congress. Let me also say, in regard to Israel, it will benefit from the foreign ops appropriations bill to be passed, which is part of my unanimous consent request of an additional $200 million, but that is being held up because of this shutdown that has been caused by the President and has now been assisted by the Republicans in the Senate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Maryland. Unanimous Consent Request--H.J. Res. 1
