[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 187 (Monday, November 13, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Page S5467]
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                         Continuing Resolution

  Madam President, now, on an entirely different matter, I have been 
encouraged this year by the progress our Appropriations Committee has 
made toward restoring regular order to the way we fund the Federal 
Government. As I have said before, shutting down the government does 
nothing--nothing--to advance that work.
  Regular order requires that Congress provide itself the time for 
careful consideration and thorough amendment. I am glad to see that 
Speaker Johnson has produced a continuing resolution that would do 
exactly that.
  There is a lot of work left to do, and aside from the remaining full-
year appropriations bills, glaring national security priorities 
continue to demand our attention: from Israel to Ukraine to the Indo-
Pacific, and, of course, our southern border.
  House Republicans have produced a responsible measure that will keep 
the lights on, avoid a harmful lapse in government funding, and provide 
the time and space to finish that important work. I will support their 
continuing resolution and encourage my colleagues to do the same.