On the recordMarch 21, 2013
Mr. President, I will conclude my remarks by saying this is an opportunity to help our State and local governments, but it is a big opportunity to help the employees and workers of this country who work every day, showing those TVs, making sense of things, explaining how things work, going to work every day, putting those flowers in the vases. They deserve an equal playing field. This amendment does it. I am now going to begin my 30 minutes of Joint Economic Committee time. I am the vice chair of the Joint Economic Committee, which is a joint committee with the House and I am the Senate chair. I ask unanimous consent to speak for up to 10 minutes, that Senator Tester be permitted to speak for up to 8 minutes, that Senator Sanders be permitted to speak for up to 5 minutes, that I then again be permitted to speak for up to 5 minutes, and that Senator Franken be permitted to speak for up to 2 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
