schatz: i agree that it would be a half measure to open the governmentor 24 hours. it would be a half measure to pass just chip. it would be a half measure to open the government for 72 hours. but the alternative is that we're doing nothing. sure, it's a little goofy to keep the government for 24 hours as we negotiate. it's absolutely goofy. it's embarrassing. it's less embarrassing than shutting the government down while we negotiate. opening the government for 72 hours, a little strange. not our highest watermark in terms of our legislative prowess, pretty embarrassing. what's more embarrassing? shutting the government down. passing chip after it's expired by consent, awful. you know, not the world's deliberative body's greatest moment. what's worse? objecting to doing that. we want to make sure that our federal employees are made whole and i agree with the senator from north carolina. this is a half measure. but you know what? if i'm a federal employee, i'll take a half measure because right now we're giving them nothing. i yield the floor. the presiding officer:

schatz: i agree that it would be a half measure to open the governmentor 24 hours. it would be a half measure to pass just chip. it would be a half measure to open the government for 72 hours. but the alternative is that we're doing nothing. sure, it's a little goofy to keep the government for 24 hours as we negotiate. it's absolutely goofy. it's embarrassing. it's less embarrassing than shutting the government down while we negotiate. opening the government for 72 hours, a little strange. not our highest watermark in terms of our legislative prowess, pretty embarrassing. what's more embarrassing? shutting the government down. passing chip after it's expired by consent, awful. you know, not the world's deliberative body's greatest moment. what's worse? objecting to doing that. we want to make sure that our federal employees are made whole and i agree with the senator from north carolina. this is a half measure. but you know what? if i'm a federal employee, i'll take a half measure because right now we're giving them nothing. i yield the floor. the presiding officer: