Chuck Schumer: “well, we have until tonight for the Senate to send an appropriations package to the President or else the government…”

“well, we have until tonight for the Senate to send an appropriations package to the President or else the government will begin to shut down. For the information of Senators, we are going to hold a live quorum call in a few moments, and we will vote on cloture at approximately noon. I hope my Republican colleagues will work with us on a reasonable agreement so we can get this funding package done today and send it to the President's desk before a shutdown. quorum call I suggest the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll. The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll, and the following Senators entered the Chamber and answered to their names: Bennet Carper Casey Collins Cornyn Durbin Heinrich Hickenlooper Hyde-Smith King Lee Lujan Marshall Murray Padilla Peters Romney Rosen Schatz Schumer Tester Young The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. A quorum is not present. The majority leader. motion to instruct”