On the recordMarch 22, 2013
a lot of progress has been made. We are doing extremely well. I admire the progress made by the two managers of this bill. Over the last two decades, after the expiration of debate time on those budget resolutions, the Senate has offered and the Senate disposed of an average of 35 amendments. Today, since the expiration of that debate time on this resolution, we have now disposed of 33 amendments. We have considered and disposed of 44 amendments on the resolution in total, counting those we did yesterday. We need to continue working. There are a lot of things that people want to have offered. But, you know, there are 400 amendments that have already been filed. Senator Byrd, whom we all revere, said, and I will quote: I once described vote-aramas as pandemonium, which was the Palace of Satan in Milton's Paradise Lost. But that term fails to describe the ignominy of the Senate when it becomes engulfed in these budget vote carnivals. So we are doing fine. We are not at the carnival stage yet. Let's proceed and try to finish this with a lot of dignity. I again tell Senator Murray and Senator Sessions what a good job they have done. We need to proceed to see what else we can get done. Amendments Nos. 366, 213, 455, and 597 The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Washington.
