Absolutely. As a matter of fact, I am just looking down to see what the date is, but it seems to me that we have 2 weeks here, and to get to the Senator's comments, hopefully a week. In other words, the quicker we resolve these issues, the…

Yes. I did not mean to individuals. Mr. McCAIN. To both sides of the aisle. And they do not understand, isn't it true, why we have not been able to come to some conclusion? As the Senator from Tennessee just said, we now are going to have…

That is right. Mr. McCAIN. It is going to meet its obligations. So we know those are facts. We know that at some point there is going to have to be a resolution. It is not going to go on forever. Nothing does. So if it argues for a…

Right. Mr. McCAIN. The Senator from Tennessee has an extensive background in finance. Isn't it true that the world markets would react in a very, very severe fashion if we allowed the debt limit to expire?

I would be tremendously honored to take a question from the distinguished Senator. Mr. McCAIN. Has the Senator seen the polls of American public opinion about what we are doing here? Has the Senator had a chance to see that?

I think everyone understands that is very problematic for markets. Actually, we are beginning to see some volatility now that we have not seen in the past. I would like to respond, if I could, a little more fully to say that I think we…

It will function again. Mr. McCAIN. Sooner or later we will address the debt ceiling because the United States is not going to renege on its debts.

I do. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Arizona. Mr. McCAIN. Madam President, I want to thank my friend from Tennessee, whose commitment to achieving solutions and resolution of this bitter environment in which we find ourselves is…

I do not pay as much attention to polls possibly as I should. My understanding, in listening to the senior Senator from Arizona, is they are not particularly favorable. Mr. McCAIN. To all of us. To all of us.

I did not really expect to come down here and speak. I was just checking on a judge vote, which I understand has been postponed. But I do say this: It appears to me that the CR discussion and the debt ceiling discussion are going to be…

The way the sanctions law reads, they have got to not only dismantle their nuclear program, but they also have to renounce terrorism.

If we negotiate an end to their nuclear program or a significant rollback, we still have a country that is hostile.