mr. cardin: who will have to lay off workers through no fault of their own. it would be absolutely wrong for us to go home on this recess, on this district work period, and not stepped the f.a.a. and for those who think it will save the government on the budget deficit, let me remind you if we don't extend the f.a.a. authorization, we don't collect the revenues on the passenger tax which by the way, is currently being charged by the airlines and extra ticket prices to the passengers so the passengers aren't even getting the break of the lower revenues but we're not getting it. it's $30 million a day we're adding to the deficit problems because we're not collecting the revenue associated with the f.a.a. reauthorization. so for all of those ropes, for the sake of those furloughed workers, 4,000, that are really not the -- at fault here, that are currently on furlough, that's hurting our economy, for the sake of the contractors who are depending upon the government funds in order to pay their workers many of which are small companies, for the sake of the constru

mr. germain. [laughter] and the judge said, don't do this any longer yet no supportou from cardinal bernadine on this. can you imagine? very upset. he did it. so that is the kind of thing i that brings you into conflict i with your authorities, superiors. he says, you know, hesu says i don't think god. this was an issue that wasas j perfectly clear to me and people. that was -- that was theas beginning of a lot of things thi that you can read about in the boat. >> now, cardinal george came to chicago. since he has been at the helm oe the archdiocese, michael hasasee been suspendedn twice.wice. >> suspended twice. >> temporarily. >> yes. maybe two dozen times. >> matters of civil disobedience >> no, not really. in yet been there long enough. the rule in the diocese, and it is just a rule. nhing nothing divine about it. not from the bible. the rule in chicago was that ift you were a pastor for six yearsx into a decent job, you get sixet more years. trough years and is considered to normal amount of time this nuys in a pastor for 21 years. and the cardinals once in to go. as said, not through. much more

cardin, a senator from the state of maryland to perform the duties of the chair. signed: daniel k. inouye, president pro tempore. mr. webb: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from virginia. mr. webb: i ask unanimous consent that the senate proceed to consideration of calendar number 109, h.r. 2553, the bill be read a third time and passed, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate, and any statements related to the bill be placed in the record at the appropriate place as if read. the presiding officer: is there objection? hearing no objection. so ordered. under the previous order, the senate stands in recess until 11:00 a.m. tuesday, august 9, 2011. >> the senate has just completed its work for the month of august. before recessing, the chamber unanimously agreed to temporarily extend faa programs into september allowing thousands of employees to return to work. the bill's now headed for the president's desk for his signature. senators will resume legislative work on tuesday, september 6th, following their august break. watch live gavel to gavel coverage whe