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…

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…

Mr. President, 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…

Mr. President, 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…

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…

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

Mr. President, 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…

Mr. President, 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…

Madam President, 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…

Madam President, 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…

Madam President, 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.

Mr. President, 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…