On the recordMarch 19, 2013
this is one of the amazements of the American people. There is nothing--nothing going to happen during how many hours is left in the 30 hours--nothing. Why, logically, would anyone have an objection to going ahead with the budget resolution? We are looking at each other--not very often, because nobody is on the floor. It is things such as this that are going to cause the Senate to have to reassess all these rules. Right now we accomplish so little. I am disappointed in my friend, for whom I have the greatest respect, my friend from Kansas, whom I know and knew in the House very well. He is a fine person. I like him a lot. I know how strongly he feels about this. But strong positive or negative feelings should not stop the progress of what we are trying to do to help the country. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Iowa.
