mr. mcconnell: madam president? the presiding officer: the objection is heard. the senator from from -- the republican leader. mr. mcconnell: madam president, i would only briefly offer that the offset i just offered was one the majority just voted for. obviously, they didn't find it offensive in the context of t measure that was defeated. we'll continue to work on this in the hopes that we can pass this worthwhile measure without the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: i'd ask consent the call of the quorum be terminated. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: mr. president, today there is about a million people in america who terribly disappointed with what took place here yesterday. a million people. that's a million in one category. there are hundreds and hundreds of thousands of others who are disappointed because of different things done to them yesterday as a result of the republicans not supporting legislation that was fully paid for. the statements made by republicans after this bill was rejected by them are simply without any

mr. mcconnell: madam president? the presiding officer: the objection is heard. the senator from from -- the republican leader. mr. mcconnell: madam president, i would only briefly offer that the offset i just offered was one the majority just voted for. obviously, they didn't find it offensive in the context of the measure that was defeated. we'll continue to work on this in the hopes that we can pass this worthwhile measure without the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: i'd ask consent the call of the quorum be terminated. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: mr. president, today there is about a million people in america who terribly disappointed with what took place here yesterday. a million people. that's a million in one category. there are hundreds and hundreds of thousands of others who are disappointed because of different things done to them yesterday as a result of the publicans not supporting legislation that was fully paid for. e statements made by republicans after this bill was rejected by them are simply without any f

mr. mcconnell: mr. president, i, too, would like to say a few words aboutur departed colleague. the first thing to say is that we're sorry. first and foremost to theamily and also to the staff of senator byrdor their loss. and the nexthing to say is that it's a sad day for the united states senate. mr. president, everybody who has been here for a while has got a few robert byrd stories. a couple couple to mind i thought i would share. along with senator reid and senator dodd who were here on the floor earlier, senat byrd in the early part of the decade responded to my request to come down to the university of louisville, my ma mater, and to speak to the students and to a broader audience. at his age and parcularly given the fact that i was a member of the opposition party, there was frankly no particular reason for him to do that, but he did and made an extraordinary imprsion on the students and inconvenienced himself on my behalf, which i always appreciated. my second and really my favorite recollection of senator byrd, i found myself a few years ago in a curious position, at v

mr. mcconnell: mr. president, i, too, would like to say a few words aboutur departed colleague. the first thing to say is that we're sorry. first and foremost to theamily and also to the staff of senator byrdor their loss. and the nexthing to say is that it's a sad day for the united states senate. mr. president, everybody who has been here for a while has got a few robert byrd stories. a couple couple to mind i thought i would share. along with senator reid and senator dodd who were here on the floor earlier, senat byrd in the early part of the decade responded to my request to come down to the university of louisville, my ma mater, and to speak to the students and to a broader audience. at his age and parcularly given the fact that i was a member of the opposition party, there was frankly no particular reason for him to do that, but he did and made an extraordinary imprsion on the students and inconvenienced himself on my behalf, which i always appreciated. my second and really my favorite recollection of senator byrd, i found myself a few years ago in a curious position, at v