I ask unanimous consent to speak for 2 additional minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered.

I thank the Chair for the opportunity to share some thoughts, and I thank Senator Corker for his commitment and leadership on these difficult budget issues. As a businessman and someone who fabulously ran an important city in Tennessee, he…

I thank the Presiding Officer most graciously. CBO has flatly called this in a letter, at my request, double- counting. Can my colleagues imagine the Congressional Budget Office saying that the U.S. Congress is double-counting? Actually…

the Republican Senators met with President Obama earlier today and discussed many of the financial issues facing America and the difficulties we are having in achieving an agreement that puts us on a sound financial path. There surely are…

I ask unanimous consent for 5 additional minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I thank the Senator. Of course that is correct. I understand the Speaker has indicated there is no guarantee that the increase in the debt ceiling would not be a part of a conference report that came out of conference committee. We have…

Let's keep working. Maybe we can develop some ways to confront our financial problems. It is absolutely critical that we do that. We have a moral responsibility to do that and we have to start working together to achieve it. I think the…

it is a good thing that Democrats for the first time in 4 years passed a budget--at least brought one to the floor and passed it on a strictly partisan basis. Before that, they not only didn't pass one, they didn't bring one to the floor…

Tonight two groups of people who probably have not worked very well with each other in the past and it showed, and that's how I would characterize our clashes, if you would use that word. We're re-learning how to work together tonight. It…

I say to my colleague, through the Chair, it is very simple. Senators have rights. They have a right to assert those privileges on the floor of the Senate. We have Senators who say you should not do this, you should not raise the debt…

As the gentleman knows, there are few people in this House who I have a better relationship than I do with the gentleman from Maryland. With great respect, I listened to him and his words. I would say back to him there is a little bit more…

By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 373 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 373 Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to…