On the recordMay 23, 2013
reserving the right to object, I ask unanimous consent that the Senator modify her request so that it not be in order for the Senate to consider a conference report that includes reconciliation instructions to raise the debt limit. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Will the Senator so modify her request? Mrs. McCASKILL. Could I inquire of the Senator? I am asking: Is the Senator saying the constitutional provision for a conference between the two Houses--what the Founding Fathers put in the Constitution for conferences--is, in fact, a backroom deal of the Constitution; you don't accept that part of the Constitution?
