mr. isakson: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from georgia. mr. sakson: before i make my remarks i'd like to join senator thune on the others on the senate floor to expressed their compassion and sympathy to the survivors and victims of yesterday's terrible tragedy in washington navy yrd yard. yesterday was another grim reminder of the dangerous society we live in and the dangers that can confront all of us and the need for us to be aware and do everything we can to make sure our environment is secure and safe. but to those who were injured, those who sacrificed their lives, those whose loved ones were hit, may god bless their souls and god bless them in their recovery as they deal with a terrible 2r5e7b8d. mr. president, in marietta, georgia, my hometown, there will be a celebration that i cannot attend. there will be a celebration to honor 50 years of medical service to our community by dr. john d. knox jr. i hate it that i can't be there because he's been an important part in my life but i wanted to take a minute on the floor of the senate to pa

mr. isakson: i rise for a moment to speak to remember 9/11, 2001. a day that every american citizens and every citizen in the world remembers, they remember where they were, they remember what they thought, they remember the tragedy we watched on television that day. and it's appropriate that on every 9/11 of every year that we pause for a moment and pray for the victims and their families of that tragedy, that we remember what happened on that day and that we commit ourselves to see to it that it never happens again. but it's important that it not just be a memory, it needs to be a seminal moment in our lives that allows us to never forget the tragedy of what was the first battle in the greatest war between good and evil. terrorism is the ultimate enemy for freedom, liberty, and democracy, and it's something we must stand up to andev cower to. sometimes people ask me what can i do? what can i do on 9/11/2012 to heb those who -- remember those who died, remember those who saiched lives? i said there are three things for us to always do. number one i

mr. isakson: madam president, i rise to address the senate with regard whether or not to close debate and go to the debate and the final vote, if you will, on the house-passed version of the c.r. which strips -- which puts in the language that defunds obamacare. i will vote "yes" for cloture so we can go to the vote that i have promised my constituents in my state 57 different sometimes tiems in other votes -- times in other votes i've cast in the senate in defunding the obamacare legislation because i believe there is a better way to do it. we only have two options before us. one is to end debate and go to a vote on legislation passed out of the house that will continue the government and defund obamacare, understanding the leadership will have an amendment to strip the defunding out, which i will vote against that amendment because i want to be consistent with the other 57 votes i have taken. but the other alternative is an alternative not to shut off debate, to continue the debate, which means we come up to monday night midnight when the fiscal year ends and the government shuts down.

mr. tester: i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed to the immediate consideration of s. 262, submitted-year-old today by senators donnelly and isakson. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: s. res. 262, supporting the goals and ideals of suicide prevention awareness. the presiding officer: without objection, the senate will proceed to the measure. mr. tester: i further ask that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. tester: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that when the senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 9:30 a.m. on friday, september 27, 2013. and that following the prayer and pledge, the morning hour be deemed expired, the journal of the proceedings be approved to date and the time for the two leaders be reserved for their use later in the day. that following any leader remarks, the senate resume consideration of h.j. res. 59, the continuing resolution, under the previous order. the presiding officer: without objectio