[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 130 (Wednesday, July 31, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Page S5208]
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                     BIPARTISAN BUDGET ACT OF 2019

  Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, over 2 weeks ago, the four congressional 
leaders in the White House reached an agreement to raise the budget 
caps and extend the debt ceiling. The House has already passed the 
legislation that codifies the agreement into law. The President 
supports it. He is even making calls--evidently, from press reports--
asking Republican colleagues to support it. So the last piece of the 
puzzle here is the Senate.
  Speaking for the minority, Democrats have no objection to voting on 
the budget caps deal as soon as possible. I say to my friend the 
majority leader: Why don't we vote on the caps deal this morning and 
send it to the President's desk? There is no need to wait until later 
in the afternoon today, tonight, or tomorrow to get this done. 
Democrats are ready to pass it right now if the majority leader would 
call it up for a vote.

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