Dusty Johnson: “This legislation was championed by Rep. Dusty Johnson last congress and received overwhelming bipartisan support from…”

The bottom line is, as I talk to the Senator from Maryland, the way to pass this law--the way to protect Federal workers--isn't with the unanimous consent request of a bill nobody has ever seen; it is to vote for cloture on the Shutdown…

Anybody who doesn’t feel urgency around this issue is not paying attention.

Let's get on the bill. And then let's sit down in good faith. Let's hammer out amendments, and let's get the thing passed next week. Let's do that. That is all I am asking. I honestly hate to object to this. I don't want to. OK? But…

In general, I don’t think the House is going to love this version compared to what we passed, but at some point we’ll figure out a way to get to yes, collectively.