Tim Kaine: “I will briefly conclude my comments recognizing my colleague from Indiana is also on the floor. I thank the Senator from…”

“I will briefly conclude my comments recognizing my colleague from Indiana is also on the floor. I thank the Senator from New Mexico for his words. He spoke about the motion I just made. I will be on the floor tomorrow and Saturday and next week--Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday--to share stories that have been shared with me and are being shared with me every day by Virginians affected and the Agencies the Senator from New Mexico discussed and others. Just to clarify, the motion that I made earlier was to pass a House bill that is pending before us. It is an appropriation for the remainder of the fiscal year for the following Departments and Agencies: Department of Interior; Environmental Protection Agency; Forest Service; Department of Treasury, including the IRS; Judiciary; Executive Office of the President--we are trying to fund the Executive Office of the President; the District of Columbia; Department of Agriculture, including the Food Stamp Program; the Food and Drug Administration; Department of Transportation; Department of Housing and Urban Development; Department of Commerce; Department of Justice, including the FBI; science-related Agencies, including NASA; the Department of State and several related and independent Agencies. That was the motion that I made that was objected to by the majority leader. Three items quickly. There are three levels of surreal illogic to the position we are in.…”