mr. cornyn: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from texas. mr. cornyn: thank you, mr. president. mr. president, the biden-harris apparent strategic for handling the massive influx of migrants on the southern border has been to funnel them into allegedly temporary parole programs and act like the biden-harris border crisis has been resolved. far from it. there's little public data on the number of people who have actually been released into the united states under these programs whether they're making asylum claims or whether their claims were evaluated in any way before they've been released or whether they ever leave the country or remain indefinitely. the administration has gone to great lengths to hide-the-ball when it comes to levels of illegal immigration, but the american people deserve to know exactly how many migrants are being released into the country and exactly on what terms. that's why i led the southern border transparency act which would shine a bright light on the catch

mr. cornyn: would the senator yield for one more question? mr. cruz: i am happy to yield to senator cornyn. mr. cornyn: if senator schumer and senator murray, the senate democrats who have offered this bill, were actually serious about passing a bill to protect ivf, wouldn't the logical approach be to make sure that there was an opportunity to offer and vote on an amendment? and if they were to prevail in their version of the bill, well, 60 senators could determine that and make that happen. if in fact 60 senators agreed with the bill that you and the senator from alabama have offered, then that bill would prevail and go to the house and then presumably to the president for his signature. but apparently they are afraid to allow the cruz-britt bill to even get a vote. they have so little confidence in the likely electoral outcome of their proposal that they don't even want a vote on the cruz-britt bill. so, again, i just wanted to ask the senator a couple of questions because i was wondering whether i was missing something. this seems like, as you

mr. cornyn: mr. president, it's no secret that the senate has a long to-do list this month. the national defense authorization bill, the farm bill, and all 12 appropriations bills should be signed into law before the end of this month. but with nine working days left on the schedule, we all know that's likely not to happen. but these deadlines are not a surprise. we've known about them for a long, long time, and many of them, like government funding, come up every year, as well as the ndaa, which we've done for 60-plus years in a row. but despite that, we find ourselves staring down the barrel at the end of the fiscal year without a clear direction from leader schumer on how he intends to see that the government is funded. it's astounding that the monumental task of funding the government has lingered in purgatory on the senate calendar as the democratic leader chooses to spend this limited time on political show votes and a number of partisan nominees. i would also like to remind this chamber what the democratic leader has wasted the senate's time voting on this year. we vo

mr. cornyn: madam president, are we in a quorum call? the presiding officer: yes, we are. mr. cornyn: i ask unanimous consent that the quorum call be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. cornyn: madam president, as most people know, the majority leader is the only one who can schedule action on legislation on the floor of the united states senate. none of the 99 other senators can make that happen, which means that the lack of productivity on some very important matters by the united states senate lies squarely at the feet of the majority leader. and i have to say that our lack of productivity here in the united states senate verges on what can only be described as malpractice. i say that as a recovering lawyer who used to defend cases of alleged malpractice. but we've wasted valuable floor time on partisan nominees and political show votes and not advanced the fundamental causes that are so basic to governing. things like funding the government, things like passing our annual defense authorization bill, something we've done more than 60 years in a row.

mr. cornyn: mr. president, it's no secret that the senate has a long to-do list this month. the national defense authorization bill, the farm bill, and all 12 appropriations bills should be signed into law before the end of this month. but with nine working days left on the schedule, we all know that's likely not to happen. but these deadlines are not a surprise. we've known about them for a long, long time, and many of them, like government funding, come up every year, as well as the ndaa, which we've done for 60-plus years in a row. but despite that, we find ourselves staring down the barrel at the end of the fiscal year without a clear direction from leader schumer on how he intends to see that the government is funded. it's astounding that the monumental task of funding the government has lingered in purgatory on the senate calendar as the democratic leader chooses to spend this limited time on political show votes and a number of partisan nominees. i would also like to remind this chamber what the democratic leader has wasted the senate's time voting on this year. we vo

mr. cornyn, no. mr. sanders, aye. the clerk: mrs. hyde-smith, no. the clerk: mr. blumenthal, aye. the clerk: mr. cruz, no. # the clerk: mr. mullin, no. the clerk: mr. lee, no. mr. budd, no. sdlour. vote: the clerk: ms. stabenow, aye. the clerk: mr. mcconnell, no. mr. schumer, aye. the presiding officer: on this vote the yeas are 53, the nays are 43, the motion to reconsider is laid upon the table and the president will be immediately notified of the senate's action. mr. schumer: mr. president. i come to the floor to note that the senate today will vote on the confirmation of a terrific nominees, jeanette vargas. she will make an excellent addition to the bench. she was a clerk to then-judge now supreme court justice sonia sotomayor and served as a top lawyer in the southern district. she truly a -- she is truly a new yorker, both puerto ricoian and risch an s. ri, she is part of the qualified and diverse nominees voted to the bench. i thank my colleagues for voting to confirm. the presiding officer: the clerk will report the motion to invoke cloture. the clerk: cloture the undersi

mr. cornyn, no. mr. moran, no. the clerk: ms. butler, aye. ms. duckworth, aye. mr. rubio, no. the clerk: mr. bennet, aye. the clerk: mr. coons, aye. vote: the clerk: mr. hagerty, no. the clerk: mr. brown, aye. mr. welch, aye. the clerk: mr. tuberville, no. the clerk: mr. wicker, no. mr. reed, aye. mr. lankford, no. the clerk: mr. padilla, aye. mr. lujan, aye. the clerk: ms. murkowski, aye. the clerk: mr. merkley, aye. the clerk: ms. ernst, no. the clerk: mr. schumer, aye. the clerk: mr. fetterman, aye. mrs. shaheen, aye. the clerk: ms. lummis, no. the clerk: mr. carper, aye. the clerk: mr. scott of south carolina, no. the clerk: mr. casey, aye. the clerk: mr. booker, aye. the clerk: mr. kelly, aye. vote: the clerk: mrs. fischer, no. the clerk: mrs. gillibrand, aye. the clerk: ms. collins, no. the clerk: mr. blumenthal, aye. the clerk: ms. cortez masto, aye. the clerk: mr. daines, no. the clerk: mr. ossoff, aye. the clerk: mrs. britt, no. mr. sanders, aye. vote: the clerk: mr. paul, no. the clerk: mr. king, aye. # . the clerk: mr. warner, aye. the presiding officer: on this vot

mr. cornyn: madam president. the presiding officer: the senator from texas. mr. king: madam president, we are not in ha quorum call, are we? the presiding officer: we are not. mr. cornyn: thank you. madam president, this week the senate returns from the august state work period. that's what we call the period of time when we're not here in washington, d.c., but doing our job. but the truth is we really haven't been in session very much here in d.c. for a long, long time, and september is no exception. and when we are in session here, typically, these days, it seems like we're in session for two and a half days, while the rest of america works at least 40 hours a week, and many of my constituents in texas work much longer hours than that. senator schumer, who sets the schedule here in the united states senate, has had us working, well, generously about halftime. i won't mince words. this democrat senate is on a collision course with itself, and the republicans have been ringing the alarm bell for months. after leader schumer's summer of show votes and months spent

mr. cornyn, no. mr. casey, aye. mr. carper, aye. vote: the clerk: mr. warnock, aye. the clerk: mr.schmitt, no. mrs. britt, no. the clerk: mr. cardin, aye. the clerk: mr. peters, aye. mr. marshall, no. the clerk: mr. helmy, aye. the clerk: mr. scott of florida, no. the clerk: mr. kelly, aye. the clerk: mr. warner, aye. the clerk: ms. klobuchar, aye. the clerk: mr. tuberville, no. the clerk: mr. tester, aye. . the clerk: mr. paul, no. the clerk: mr. graham, aye. mr. van hollen, aye. the clerk: mrs. hyde-smith, no. mr. grassley, no. the clerk: ms. sinema, aye. the clerk: mr. markey, aye. mr. cotton, no. vote: the clerk: mr. young, no. mr. braun, no. mr. murphy, aye. mr. boozman, no. the clerk: mr. wish, no. -- mr. risch, no. the clerk: mr. fetterman, aye. the clerk: mr. ossoff, aye. the clerk: mr. brown, aye. the clerk: ms. lummis, no. mr. manchin, aye. the clerk: mr. wyden, aye. mr. johnson, no. mr. sullivan, no. the clerk: ms. murkowski, aye. mr. hoeven, no. mrs. murray, aye. the clerk: mr. barasso, no. the clerk: ms. warren, aye. the clerk: mr. budd, no. mr. romney, no. vote: the c

mr. cornyn, no. the clerk: mr. cassidy, no. mr. blumenthal, aye. vote: the clerk: mr. kaine, aye.clerk: ms. hassan, aye. ms. baldwin, aye. mr. king, aye. the clerk: mr. romney, aye. ms. stabenow, aye. the clerk: mr. sanders, aye. mr. markey, aye. mrs. hyde-smith, no. mr. fetterman, aye. the clerk: mr. mullin, no. mr. murphy, aye. mr. johnson, aye. the clerk: mrs. capito, no. the clerk: mrs. duckworth, aye. mr. boozman, no. ms. collins, aye. the clerk: mr. barrasso, no. the clerk: mr. merkley, aye. mr. moran, no. the clerk: mr. kennedy, no. ms. smith, aye. the clerk: ms. ernst, no. vote: the clerk: mrs. britt, no. the clerk: mrs. gillibrand, aye. the clerk: ms. cantwell, aye. the clerk: mr. backer, aye. mr. ossoff, aye. mr. booker, aye. mr. braun, aye. mr. hagerty, no. mr. tuberville, no. mr. bennet, aye. the clerk: mr. ricketts, no. mr. hickenlooper, aye. mr. young, no. the clerk: mr. warnock, aye. the clerk: mr. budd, no. the clerk: mr. whitehouse, aye. mr. cramer, aye. mr. schumer, aye. the clerk: mr. tillis, aye. mrs. capito, aye. mr. wicker, no. mr. brown, aye. mr. paul, no. m

mr. cornyn, aye. mr. whitehouse, aye. the clerk: mr. marshall, no. the clerk: mr. warner, aye. mr.no. the clerk: mrs. britt, no. the clerk: mr. manchin, aye. the clerk: mr. mullin, aye. the clerk: ms. smith, aye. mr. sanders, aye. mrs. fischer, no. the clerk: mr. paul, no. the clerk: mr. romney, no. the clerk: ms. ernst, no. the clerk: mr. tuberville, no. the clerk: ms. duckworth, aye. the clerk: ms. cantwell, aye. mr. wyden, aye. the clerk: ms. cortez masto, aye. mr. markey, aye. the clerk: mr. barrasso, no. mr. crapo, no. mr. carper, aye. vote: the clerk: mr. rubio, no. mr. reed, aye. the clerk: mrs. blackburn, no. mr. ricketts, no. mr. schmitt, no. mr. blumenthal, aye. the clerk: mr. wicker, no. mr. grassley, no. mr. scott of south carolina, no. mr. ossoff, aye. the clerk: mr. daines, no. the clerk: mr. murphy, aye. the clerk: mr. lee, no. mr. lankford, no. ms. rosen, aye. mr. welch, aye. mr. casey, aye. mr. brown, aye. mr. peters, aye. mr. warnock, aye. mr. rounds, no. the clerk: mr. johnson, no. the clerk: mr. budd, no. the clerk: ms. warren, aye. the clerk: mr. hagerty, no. t

mr. cornyn. ms. cortez masto. mr. cotton. mr. cramer. mr. crapo. mr. cruz. mr. daines. ms. duckworth.urbin. ms. ernst. mr. fetterman. mrs. fischer. mrs. gillibrand. mr. graham. mr. grassley. mr. hagerty. ms. hassan. mr. hawley. mr. heinrich. mr. hickenlooper. ms. hirono. mr. hoeven. mrs. hyde-smith. mr. johnson. mr. kaine. mr. kelly. mr. kennedy. mr. king. ms. klobuchar. mr. lankford. mr. lee. mr. lujan. ms. lummis. mr. manchin. mr. markey. mr. marshall. mr. mcconnell. mr. menendez. mr. merkley. mr. moran. mr. mullin. ms. murkowski. mr. murphy. mrs. murray. mr. ossoff. mr. padilla. mr. paul. mr. peters. mr. reed. mr. ricketts. mr. risch. mr. romney. ms. rosen. mr. rounds. mr. rubio. mr. sanders. mr. schatz. mr. schmitt. mr. schumer. mr. scott of florida. mr. scott of south carolina. mrs. shaheen. ms. sinema. ms. smith. ms. stabenow. mr. sullivan. mr. tester. mr. thune. mr. tillis. mr. tuberville. mr. van hollen. mr. vance. mr. warner. mr. warnock. ms. warren. mr. welch. mr. whitehouse. mr. wicker. mr. wyden. mr. young. the clerk: senators voting in the affirmative -- brown, cantwell,

mr. cornyn, aye. the clerk: mr. fetterman, aye. the clerk: ms. duckworth, aye. mr. casey, aye.he clerk: mr. cassidy, aye. the clerk: mr. kennedy, aye. the clerk: ms. stabenow, aye. the clerk: mr. boozman, aye. the clerk: mr. ossoff, aye. the clerk: mr. ricketts, no. the clerk: mr. murphy, aye. the clerk: mr. mullin, no. mr. graham, aye. mr. lujan, aye. vote: the clerk: mr. welch, aye. the clerk: mr. warnock, aye. mr. budd, no. the clerk: mr. scott of south carolina, no. the clerk: mr. cruz, aye. mr. braun, no. mr. thune, aye. mrs. britt, no. the clerk: ms. sinema, aye. the clerk: mr. brown, aye. mrs. fischer, no. ms. rosen, aye. the clerk: mr. hickenlooper, aye. the clerk: mr. heinrich, aye. the clerk: mr. helmy, aye. the clerk: mr. merkley, aye. mr. moran, aye. the clerk: mr. bennet, aye. vote: vote: the clerk: mr. sullivan, aye. the clerk: mrs. gillibrand, aye. the clerk: mr. mcconnell, aye. the presiding officer: on this vote, the yeas are 78, the nays are 18, and the bill is passed. the senator from vermont. mr. welch: i ask unanimous consent the senate resume executive ses

mr. cornyn, no. mr. thune, no. the clerk: mr. blumenthal, aye. ms. klobuchar, aye. the clerk: ms. cantwell, aye. mr. ricketts, no. ms. ernst, no. the clerk: ms. lummis, no. mr. mcconnell, no. mr. barrasso, no. mrs. capito, no. the clerk: mr. king, aye. mr. helmy, aye. the clerk: mr. merkley, aye. mr. hagerty, no. mr. lee, no. mr. booker, aye. ms. duckworth, aye. mr. schumer, aye. mr. hickenlooper, aye. the clerk: mr. heinrich, aye. mr. bennet, aye. mr. budd, no. mr. cotton, no. mr. welch, aye. ms. smith, aye. mr. johnson, the clerk: mr. schmitt, no. the clerk: ms. hassan, the clerk: mr. tester, aye. mr. risch, no. the clerk: mr. graham, no. mr. markey, aye. the clerk: mr. sullivan, no. the clerk: mr. young, no. vote: the clerk: mr. boozman, no. ms. murkowski, no. mr. cramer, no. the clerk: mr. hoeven, no. the clerk: mr. ossoff, aye. the clerk: mr. cruz, no. mr. wicker, no. vote: the clerk: mr. braun, no. vote: s please have a seat. thank you, thank you, thank you. now look, i love kamala. thank you all. as the saying goes you brought me to the dance. i want to get something straig

mr. cornyn, aye. the clerk: mr. hagerty, aye. mr. mcconnell, aye. the clerk: mr. romney, aye. mr. manchin, no. the clerk: mr. booker, no. the clerk: mr. kelly, no. the clerk: mrs. shaheen, no. ms. murkowski, aye. the clerk: ms. collins, aye. mr. peters, no. mr. hoeven, aye. mr. kaine, no. the clerk: mr. van hollen, no. the clerk: mrs. blackburn, aye. the clerk: mr. scott of south carolina, aye. ms. stabenow, no. mr. markey, no. the clerk: mr. braun, aye. mr. moran, aye. the clerk: mr. heinrich, no. the clerk: mr. fetterman, no. the clerk: mr. coons, no. the clerk: mr. graham, aye. the clerk: mr. cramer, aye. mr. hawley, aye. the clerk: ms. smith, no. mr. hickenlooper, no. mr. scott of south carolina, aye. mr. cruz, aye. the clerk: ms. hassan, no. the clerk: mrs. gillibrand, no. mr. crapo, aye. the clerk: ms. cortez masto, no. the clerk: mr. warnock, no. mr. wicker, aye. the clerk: mrs. hyde-smith, aye. mr. blumenthal, no. the clerk: ms. lummis, no. vote: the clerk: mr. murphy, no. mr. grassley, aye. ms. warren, no. the clerk: mr. cassidy, aye. mr. cotton, aye. ms. rosen, no. mr. s

mr. cornyn, aye. ms. cortez masto, aye. the clerk: mr. tester, aye. mr. fetterman, aye. mr. hagerty, no. ms. sinema, aye. mr. graham, aye. the clerk: mr. thune, no. the clerk: mr. scott of florida, no. vote: the clerk: ms. cantwell, aye. the clerk: mr. hawley, no. the clerk: mr. budd, no. vote: the clerk: mr. booker, aye. the clerk: mr. brown, aye. the clerk: mr. manchin, aye. the clerk: mr. schatz, aye. the clerk: mr. tillis, aye. the presiding officer: yeas are 5, the natos are 36. the -- 5, the nays are 36. the nomination is confirmed. the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table and the president will be immediately notified of the senate's action. the presiding officer: the senator from new jersey. mr. booker: thank you, mr. president. i'm rising right now to speak about the urgency to quickly confirm two bipartisan members of the u.s. -- to the u.s. sentencing commission. time is really of the essence, as the term of two voting members -- judge claria horn boom, and judge john gleason, will expire this congress. for decades, the senate has come

mr. cornyn. ms. cortez masto. mr. cotton. mr. cramer. mr. crapo. mr. cruz. mr. daines. ms. duckworth. the clerk: mr. durbin. ms. ernst. mr. fetterman. mrs. fischer. mrs. gillibrand. mr. graham. mr. grassley. mr. hagerty. ms. hassan. mr. hawley. mr. heinrich. mr. helmy. mr. hickenlooper. ms. hirono. mr. hoeven. mrs. hyde-smith. mr. johnson. mr. kaine. mr. kelly. mr. kennedy. mr. king. ms. klobuchar. mr. lankford. mr. lee. mr. lujan. ms. lummis. mr. manchin. mr. markey. mr. marshall. mr. mcconnell. mr. merkley. mr. moran. mr. mullin. ms. murkowski. mr. murphy. mrs. murray. mr. ossoff. mr. padilla. mr. paul. mr. peters. mr. reed. mr. ricketts. mr. risch. mr. romney. ms. rosen. mr. rounds. mr. rubio. mr. sanders. mr. schatz. mr. schmitt. mr. schumer. mr. scott of florida. mr. scott of south carolina. mrs. shaheen. ms. sinema. ms. smith. ms. stabenow. mr. sullivan. mr. tester. mr. thune. mr. tillis. mr. tuberville. mr. van hollen. mr. vance. mr. warner. mr. warnock. ms. warren. mr. welch. mr. whitehouse. mr. wicker. mr. wyden. mr. young. the clerk: senators voting in the affirmative -- cas

mr. rowe: it is a potential threat vector. sen. cornyn: this individual was identified as a specific person -- suspicious person. can you explain when a suspicious person becomes identified as a threat? mr. rowe: it is when a weapon or dangerous item is presented. sen. cornyn: a rangefinder would not render someone a threat as opposed to somebody under suspicion? mr. rowe: they rangefinder initially brought him to the attention of local law enforcement. sen. cornyn: why would the president to be allowed to take to the stage while a suspicious person had been identified before the secret service or law enforcement were able to investigate the circumstances? mr. rowe: suspicion had not risen to the level of threat or imminent harm. sen. cornyn: that suspicious person to become a threat. do you think of the president had been asked not to take the stage during the time it took to investigate to eliminate that suspicion, wouldn't that have been the appropriate way to deal with it? mr. rowe: it is one way to do it. this is a challenge for law

mr. chairman thank you lot . >> senator cornyn. >> 18.4 million vaping products were sold per month in september 2023. there's been a 1500% increase in kid friendly flavors sold from 2020 through 2023. my staff happened to stop by an exxon station to pick up a couple examples of those products . one called truestory, this one happens to be watermelon bubblegum flavored . this one is called tyson heavyweight . that is an apple melon very . doctor king, those are clearly designed for consumption by children, correct? >> i can't the intent of the manufacturer but i can say flavors would appeal to kids. 90% of these e-cigarettes use flavored products. >> if you look at the warnings on these products it says this product can expose you to nicotine which is an addictive substance, correct doctor king? >> a highly addictive drug. >> a highly addictive drug. knownby the state of california to cause birth defects or other reproductive harms . this tyson's melon barry warning says it can cause cancer. so let me just ask you, or any of these products safe to consume? >> there is no e-cigarettes that is saf

mr. chairman, thank you very much. senator cornyn. so from. 2020 to 2023, 18.4 million vaping products were sold. per month in september 2023. there has been a 1500 percent increase in kid friendly favors sold. from 2020 to 2023. my staff happened to stop by nixon station and pick up a couple of example of those products, one called true story. this one happens to be water melon bubble, bubblegum flavored. this one is called tyson heavyweight heavyweight. that is a apple melon berry. dr. king, those are clearly. designed for consumption by children, correct. i can't speak to the intent of the manufacturer, but i can say that flavors do appeal to kids. 90% of youth who use e-cigarettes use flavored varieties and if you look at the warnings on these products, it said this product can expose you to nicotine, which is an addictive substance. correct. dr. king? a highly addictive drug, highly addictive drug. known by the state of california to cause birth defects or other reproductive harm. this tyson's melon berry warning says. it can cau

cornyn to develop this legislation. i look forward to the house passing this bill and for it to become the law of the land. thank you, mrtakano, and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields. the gentleman from california is recognized. mr. takano: mr. speaker, i have no further speakers and i'm prepared to close. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california is recognized. mr. takano: thank you, mr. speaker. i ask all my colleagues to join me in passing h.r. 2911, the fairness for servicemembers and their families act of 2024, as amended, and with that i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from illinois is recognized. mr. bost: i encourage my colleagues to support this legislation and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the question is will the house suspend the rules, pass the bill, h.r. 2911, as amended. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 of those voting having responded in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed and, without objection, the m

mr. speaker, i rise in strong support of s.1608, the starr-camargo bridge expansion act introduced by senator cornyn of texas and passed unanimously by the senate. the critical infrastructure is vital to maintaining goods and services. the starr-camargo bridge, a privately owned toll bridge on the u.s.-mexico border serves as a crucial link spanning the rio grande and connects rio grande city in texas with mexico. it is a commercial transit point facilitating many hundreds of millions of dollars in trade every year. expanding the bridge will enhance international trade and help reduce costs for american families by improving the flow of goods. the planned upgrades will ease commercial traffic and help address supply chain issues. the proposed legislation will allow the bridge's private owners to finance the expansion and improvements through toll revenue without the use of taxpayer funds. because it's an international port of entry, expanding the bridge requires statutory changes which have been carefully reviewed and approved by the state department, the department of transportation and u.s. custom

cornyn and senator koontz. the bill helps judges by creating a state judicial threat intelligence and resource center to provide guidance and best practices for state judges. it informs law enforcement. mr. speaker, i know first hand because my father served as chief judge of the western district of texas in san antonio at a time when one of his colleague, the honorable john h. wood jr. was shot in the back by a criminal and killed. i think we need to pay attention to crime and criminals better in this country. especially where they aim themselves at judges and our judicial system. mr. speakerrering i thank you and i yield back my time. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from ohio seek recognition? ms. kaptur: unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlelady is recognized for one minute. ms. kaptur: mr. speaker, i rise to honor the remarkable life and legacy of an american hero, gentleman, ernest "ernie" william meas, who recently passed away at the strong age of o99. a proud navy veteran he served our nation with distinction from 1943 to 1946 during world war ii,

cornyn spoke on the same topic. sen. schumer: before the month is out, mr. president, both parties in both chambers must unite on the most important goal of this work period, keeping the government open with a temporary extension of federal funding. a continuing resolution, as we all know, is not a substitute for the appropriations process, but rather a tool to give us more time for the appropriators to do their work. unfortunately in this body at least, democratic and republican appropriators have a very good track record of working together. in divided government, the only way congress has been able to pass cr's is through bipartisan cooperation. we have seen that again and again and again these last two years. unfortunately, house republicans have regrettably forgotten that lesson. about a week ago, they introduced a six-month cr that from the first proved to be insufficient. given what has happened in the house the last few days, it has become clearer and clearer that only a bipartisan solution will work. we've been saying this all along, but the events