I am here to talk about a vote we will be considering later this afternoon on the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act. I thank Senator Graham and my fellow cosponsors on the bill. I think it is a very important bill. I think it is a…

The key here is we need lean regulations everywhere.

The issue of sexual assault in the military bothers me. It is 10 times higher than it is in the civilian sector.

We feel like that there is a lot that works in DOPMA and that we do not want to break something that is not broken.

Senator Warren, you were going right after the questions I was going to ask.

I am concerned that the outcomes DOPMA was designed to achieve are growing increasingly irrelevant for some threats facing today's military.

I would be very proud if any one of my daughters--and we have three--would want to go. But I realize I am kind of sending her into the lion's den in a sense.

I do think going forward it would be interesting to see--I can see where that provides I think better visibility into the resources available from the perspective of optimizing who ultimately gets the assignment and having the command…

I do not think we really do a good job of explaining at the atomic level, the consumer level, the price that they are paying for regulations.

To me, it is a good working example of why we need to right-size regulations and remove some of these impediments that simply do not make any sense.

reserving the right to object, I want to go back and talk about the concept of doing our jobs. We have done a lot over the last 12 months. For people to say we haven't done anything--let's go back and talk about the 12 circuit judges, Neil…

Actually, what I want to work on is funding that goes at least for the next 4 weeks and maybe the next year. I want to get to regular order. I actually want to provide certainty to men and women in uniform who are out there fighting in…

You have asked me a question, and I want to answer it. I actually want to provide the funding to the military, to the men and women who are working hard to protect this Nation, and that doesn't happen through procedural discussions. It…

just to cool down the temperature, why don't we actually get back to what we tried to accomplish just a couple of days ago--a 4-week CR that funded our military, that funded our veterans, that funded CHIP for 6 years--and then get on to…

I reserve the right to object. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from North Carolina.

I ask that the Chair read rule XIX. The PRESIDING OFFICER. For the information of Senators, rule XIX, paragraph 4 states: If any Senator, in speaking or otherwise, in the opinion of the Presiding Officer transgress the rules of the Senate…

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…

reserving the right to object. I agree with the Senator from New Jersey, we want to fund the CHIP program, which is exactly why we voted to try to extend it for 6 years just a couple of days ago. The Senator voted against it. I agree with…

I just want to reiterate to Federal employees that I fully believe that, just like these dramas in the past, we will fund the government; they will be paid; and I apologize on behalf of those who voted against the CR just a few days ago…

reserving the right to object. First and foremost, I thank the Federal employees. I thank anybody who works for the Federal Government for all the hard work they do. I also apologize to them on behalf of the actions of some people in this…

reserving the right to object, I am glad to hear that the Senator from Ohio and the Senator from Connecticut all want to get the government funded. I also think Wright-Patterson is a great military installation. I actually come from a…

I am pleased to see Senator Cornyn here. He has done an extraordinary job. As a matter of fact, it was Senator Cornyn who hosted the trip that I made down to the border that gave me an incredibly important perspective on the case for…

we are here to talk a little bit about immigration reform and maybe a little bit about the looming government shutdown. I want to start with the government shutdown because it is intrinsically linked with some of the arguments that are…

I ask unanimous consent that I be allowed to enter into a colloquy with the Senator from Oklahoma. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mrs. Ernst). Without objection, it is so ordered.

most people who are watching TV or who are watching C-SPAN know we are at a very important place here. We are in a position wherein, at midnight tomorrow night, if Congress doesn't act, we will shut down the government. What does shutting…