mr. warnock: mr.resident, i rise today with deep antipathy and disappointment for the persistent political games being played in this chamber. and, as a pastor, i am particularly bothered when those games are played with children. today, by all accounts, the senate will fail to pass legislation with strong bipartisan support that will make a serious difference in the lives of everyday georgians and their children. we were on track to do the right thing by our children, but once again politics, as we enter the silly season of politics, is getting in the way. extending the expanded child tax credit is not only the right thing to do morally, it is the smart thing to do economically. and i have to say that i find that often that is the case. without public policy, very often the right thing to do is also the smart thing to do. and it's politics and politics alone that gets in the way. were it not for the sin icle politics of -- cynical politics of washington, passing this bill will be a no-brainer. the mo