Kay Bailey Hutchison: “I think timing is the issue. I just sense that all of a sudden the ground is shaking. First they said, ``Just pass the…”

“I think timing is the issue. I just sense that all of a sudden the ground is shaking. First they said, ``Just pass the clean emergency help to the victims.'' That was the first thing that was said. Now, then, you said, well, OK, let's talk about what is an emergency, and I am seeing all of a sudden a different argument, a different argument that says, oh, wait a minute, what do you mean, that there might be some parts of this bill that would not be part of the emergency? In fact, there are billions in this bill that are supplemental. They are good. We hope they will pass. But they are not an emergency. So if you are going to say that it is not important to provide for the orderly transition of fiscal years right now in the first appropriations bill that has come on the floor this year--Mr. President, I think the distinguished majority leader will agree that we have not had another appropriations bill on the floor. If we are not going to set the process right now for how we are going to handle the transition of fiscal years in an orderly and responsible way, when would we do it?”