On the recordJanuary 21, 2018
Mr. President, like the Senator from Connecticut, I don't understand why we are here this weekend myself. I don't understand why a continuing resolution--all the provisions in it have the broad support of both sides of the aisle--has actually gotten us to a point where we are putting so many people in jeopardy of not getting the critical services they need. I don't understand that at all. I think a simple request of extending the government for 4 weeks and allowing the CHIP program to be authorized for 6 years makes a lot of sense while we work through the issues we have on the DACA challenge. It is something that I personally invested in. It is something that I am really working very hard to come up with a solution to. But instead of spending time on providing a solution to that problem, we are playing these sorts of games, and now we are talking about funding the government for 24 hours. That is not the way to actually conduct the business of the U.S. Senate. For that reason, I object. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard. The Senator from Connecticut.
