I thank the Senator from Pennsylvania. He has been such a fabulous addition to the committee, talented and experienced and worked so hard that he has actually laid out a budget himself. The President has 500 people. The Congress here has a…

If the Senator will yield, unless you are unwilling to tell the American people where you stand, unwilling to put real numbers on paper--you prefer to say: American people, don't worry about it; we are meeting in secret over here. Don't…

The law is specific, and the need is there whether we had a law or not. The law doesn't require families to have budgets, but families who are smartly managing their money have budgets. Businesses have budgets. No law requires them to have…

We appreciate our colleagues who worked on this bill, but there are more appropriations that should be done this year. How can they be continued without a budget? You say we spent within the President's numbers or the House numbers, but…

Very good. So I will wrap up and ask unanimous consent that there be 30 minutes under my control at 3 p.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered.

I thank the Chair. Well, the fundamental problem is that our Democratic leadership has decided it would be foolish to have a budget, even though it is required by law. They have refused to produce a budget now for 806 days--over 2 years…

I thank my colleagues for their excellent presentation. They are excellent Senators. And, from all that appears, they produced a piece of legislation that will be positive for our country. But the pending measure, H.R. 2055, An Act Making…

I object and would debate the issue. I make this motion for a very important reason, not directly related to the quality of the work of Senator Johnson and Senator Kirk in producing this bill, but a very important question concerning the…

I would say this is a very important matter, and I don't like to have to take this action, but I believe it is the right action. I see on the floor Senator Corker from Tennessee. He was mayor of the city of Chattanooga and as mayor he…

I ask unanimous consent that it be in order for me to offer and receive a vote on an amendment to this bill which relates to a 303(c) point of order that requires adoption of a budget resolution prior to the consideration of any…

I appreciate Senator Barrasso and his leadership on so many issues in this Senate. It is a sad event that we are now filing an objection to the movement of an appropriations bill because it violates the Budget Act contained in the United…

I will just wrap up and close at 2 o'clock. I understand under our agreement that 2 o'clock will start the time allocated for the Democratic speakers as they may appear, and there would be time at 3 o'clock under my control for Republican…