[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 163 (Friday, October 3, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Page S6921]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                           Government Funding

  Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, for the third day, we heard an opening 
prayer of the Chaplain praying that the government will open up and we 
in Congress would find a solution to keep the government open. That 
will help the 750,000 executive branch employees who are on furlough 
without pay; that will help the congressional staff who are working 
without pay, help the economy--something we should be doing.
  You have heard me say several times how ridiculous it is to shut the 
government down because it costs money to shut the government down. It 
costs money to open the government up. The government is supposed to be 
a service to the American people, and you can't serve the American 
people if the government is not functioning properly.