On the recordFebruary 8, 2018
Thank you, Mr. President. I will be making a unanimous consent request in just a second. The reason I am doing this is that every hour we go without funding the military, every day that we wait, and the longer we continue this madness, the worse it is for those who fight in a war we can't afford to lose. I think that Congress, in the words of General Mattis, has done more damage to the military than any enemy on the battlefield. So tonight I am speaking for you. We are going to end this madness as soon as we possibly can. I respect Senator Paul, who is a fiscal conservative--every bit of it--but when it comes to national security, not so much. He wants to do entitlement reform. God bless him. That is where the money is at. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that notwithstanding rule XXII, at 8 p.m. today, the Senate vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 1892 with a further amendment; further, that if cloture is invoked, all postcloture time be yielded back and the Senate vote on the motion to concur. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? The Senator from Kentucky.
