Chuck Schumer: “We can do both. We can do both. It is very simple. It is just what my dear friend from Arizona asked about 2 days ago…”

“We can do both. We can do both. It is very simple. It is just what my dear friend from Arizona asked about 2 days ago: regular order on both. We can have both. You can't ask--it is unfair, in my judgment--and I have great respect--to ask for one and then continue to tie our hands on reconciliation on healthcare. I yield the floor. Mr. McCAIN. Mr. President, very quickly, that is equating these two issues at the same level of concern. I would argue that defending this Nation and the men and women who are serving it is our first priority. I don't wish to debate the Senator from New York. I yield the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The majority leader. Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, this is becoming overly complicated. The chairman of the Armed Services Committee and I are talking about what comes next after we finish the healthcare debate. As we discussed in my office a few moments ago, the chairman would like to turn to NDAA next. Healthcare, whether our friends on the other side like it or not, will come to a conclusion here at some point. The issue is what comes next. As the chairman of the Armed Services Committee has pointed out, this is a totally separate issue and, as he pointed out, a bill that came out of his committee 27 to 0. As we all know, he is available to manage that bill this week.…”