i would like to recognize senator ron johnson and senator kelly a. hough who have provided so much of the impetus that led to this very significant event today. -- kelly ahyotte. >> thank you, senator sessions. i have been following your lead. the senator has been out there talking about how broken the senate is when it comes to the budget. the u.s. senate has not passed a budget in over two years. i understand how broken washington is. the senate is fiddling while america goes bankrupt. last week on tuesday i stood up and said this must stop. until the senate to get serious about addressing the number one problem facing this nation, i was going to object and withhold my consent. we got past the nominations bill, and then senator harry reid brought up the libya resolution. i objected because as important an issue as that is, it simply does not address the fact we are bankrupting this nation. the u.s. senate has not passed a budget in two years. i have been in business 34 years. i have had to produce budgets on time. i have had people produce budgets for me