mr. shelby: i ask unanimous consent -- the presiding officer: without objection. mr. shelby: i ask unanimous consent that the motion 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: is there objection? is there objection? without objection. mr. shelby: thank you. i suggest the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: quorum call: a senator: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from ohio. mr. portman: mr. president, a lot of my constituents are hearing about the possibility of a -- the presiding officer: the senate is in a quorum call. mr. portman: i ask unanimous consent the quorum be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. portman: mr. president, constituents of mine are hearing today that there is a looming government shutdown, that by friday midnight if congress hasn't passed a spending bill, that it's possible the government could shut down. that would be a big

mr. shelby: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from alabama. mr. shelby: i rise to pay tribute to a former staff member of mine, william d. duncan iii who dedicated over 20 years of his life's work to the united states senate. prior to his time on capitol hill he served as a naval officer and the commission on the assignment of women in the armed forces. bill received his juris doctorate from catholic university and a bachelor of arts degree from his home state, the university of wisconsin. in 1995, bill dunkey joined my staff to handle defense, foreign relations and judiciary policy. he quickly revealed his high work ethic and innate ability to thrive when tasked with the most challenging of assignments. after swiftly climbing the ladder in my office, bill became my staff director and general counsel when i chaired the senate intelligence committee. and later the senate banking committee, where he was a general counsel and staff director. he also served as my staff director when i was ranking member of the senate appropriations committee when the d

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shelby halladay, that's "hardball" for now. "all in" starts right now. >>> tonight on "all in." >> did steve bannon betray you, mr. president? >> shock waves. >> i don't talk to him, that's just a misnomer. >> as new questions of fitness for office swirl -- >> what's the president's reaction to the growing suggestion that he's mentally unfit to serve as president? >> and trump threatens to sue. >> will presidents go to court to stop the publication of this book? >> new details on how the writer got all that dirt. >> they thought that this was going to be a positive book for the president. >> new concerns about more white house tell-alls. >> quite a story to tell. >> republicans choose sides as bannon loses his billionaire. >> this is our war. >>> and what's going to happen when robert mueller gets his hands on the book donald trump doesn't want anybody reading? >> russia is a ruse. >> "all in" starts now. breaking news tonight. the "new york times" is now reporting that donald trump instructed top white house -- the top white house lawyer to lobby attorney general jeff sessions not to recuse himself from the russia investiga

with senator agree shelby who was a senior senator in alabama who said he was writing in a republican. that is what i would have done. i was opposed to mre's candidacy. shery: i don't think you can dispute the power to steve bannon has brought to the populist movement in the u.s.. which is one of the reason president trump got elected in the first place. how much of that will play into the midterm elections and what does that mean for the gop who is trying to get a hold of the house which seems to be in play? gov. lance: i think donald trump was elected because of voters in states like pennsylvania, ohio, michigan, wisconsin, i don't think the democratic campaign of hillary clinton addressed the concerns of those voters. i hope and expect the president will continue to address their concerns. regarding the senate, for example, it would take a great deal of effort for the democrats to gain control of the senate. some of the democratic senators who are up for reelection this year voted to fund the government in december. they recognize wisely that was the best decision. david: there are men and women across this country who are upset abou