quorum call: mr. schumer: mr. president. the presiding officer: the minority leader is recognized. mr. schumer: are we in a quorum, mr. president? the presiding officer: yes. mr. schumer: i ask unanimous consent the quorum be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. schumer: now, before i move to the bulk of my remarks, let me respond to the majority leader's comments on chi good friend of leader mcconnell. we're getting along quite nicely. i know what a difficult job he has. but sometimes he says things that are just way over the top, and i have to respond, as this morning to his remarks on chip. of course democrats support chip, leader mcconnell. you know that darn well. if we were in charge of this chamber, we would have never, never let it expire. but your majority did, leader mcconnell. your majority let health insurance for nine million children expire, even though there were bipartisan majorities in both houses of congress that would have extended it. now...

president pro tempore. mr. mcconnell: mr. president? the presiding officer: majority leader is recognized. mr. mcconnell: in just a short while, the senate will vote to reauthorize important provisions of the fisa amendments act. section 702 remains one of the most important tools that o nation security professionals use to combat terrorism and to keep americans safe. let's be clear about what section 702 does. it enables our intelligence community to collect communications from foreign terrorists on foreign soil who threaten america and our allies. that's what it does. make no mistake, section 702 does not allow the targeting of american citizens, nor does it permit the targeting of anyone no matter their nationality who is known to be located here in the u.s. the men and women we trust to protect this country say this capability is essential to their missions. they tell us that it has saved american lives. that is why we cannot let this capability lapse. the world remains...