mr. ansari as well as those other great scientists and engineers at nasa for their excellence in service to our nation. mr. president, one more time, i want to acknowledge not only mr. ansari but all of our federal workers. i think it is important, as somebody who has been very involved in hoping to do something on this issue of debt and deficit, we will have to make some cutbacks on how we operate, but i think it is important to remember as we talk about some of these cuts that we are affectin affecting the livef millions of good americans who try to keep this government work on an efficient, honest and ethical basis day in and day out. with that, mr. president, i yield the floor and note the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: a senator: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from oklahoma is recognized. mr. coburn: i'm sorry? the presiding officer: objection is heard. quorum call: mr. reid: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader is recognized. mr. reid: i ask consent the call of the quorum be terminated. t