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The presiding officer the democratic leader. Mr. Schumer mr. President , very sadly, we are on the precipice of a Government Shutdown. The majority leader only just allowed us to vote on a continuing resolution that he knew lacked the votes long before this hour. Its not just democrats who oppose this c. R. Several republicans did as well. All of today, mr. President , we have endeavored to reach an agreement with President Trump and the republicans that would have not only spared a Government Shutdown but cemented an agreement on spending caps, including those for our military, the health car...

An agreement on spending caps, including those for our military, the health care issues, Disaster Relief and immigration issues. President trump reached out to me today, this morning, to invite me to the white house to talk all of these issues over, and i accepted. We had a lengthy and substantive discussion. During the meeting, in exchange for strong daca protections, i reluctantly put the border wall on the table for discussion. Even that was not enough to entice the president to finish the deal. Many democrats dont want to go that far on the border. Many republicans dont either. But we were...

Vote the presiding officer are there any senators in the chamber wishing to vote or wishing to change their vote . If not, on this vote, the yeas are 50, the nays are 49, and the motion is threefifths of the senators duly chosen and sworn not having voted in the affirmative, the motion is not agreed to. The majority leader. Mr. Mcconnell i enter a motion to reconsider the vote. The presiding officer the motion is entered. Mr. Mcconnell i just want to call to the attention of my colleagues the statement of the a part of the statement of the White House Press secretary tonight, presumably on beh...

Quorum call ms. Stabenow mr. President , i would suggest an extension of the quorum call. The presiding officer is there objection . Without objection. Ms. Stabenow i would suggest suspension of the quorum call. The presiding officer without objection. Ms. Stabenow before asking unanimous consent, and we will do that as soon as its appropriate to do, i just want to stress again why we have been on the floor this afternoon, and that is that we know that we have bipartisan support, not only for the Childrens Health Insurance Program, but for the Health Centers where they get their health care, w...

The gentleman from alabama is recognized with one and a half minutes remaining in his remarks. Where was i before my post of senator schumer was ruled in order . Ah, yes, Government Shutdowns have devastating implications on so many different areas, especially when it comes to our nations military. All active duty military personnel will come to work but cannot be paid. Critical Maintenance Operations and training that are not directly related to Ongoing Military Operations are forced to stop. All because of the schumer shutdown. Mr. Speaker, the government funding bill in question also includ...