[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 10]
[Senate]
[Page 14749]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         ORDER FOR ADJOURNMENT

  Mr. REID. Madam President, if there is no further business to come 
before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that following the 
statements of Senators Menendez, Durbin, Murray, and Schumer, the 
Senate adjourn under the previous order.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  Mr. SCHUMER. Would the leader yield for a question?
  Mr. REID. Sure.
  Mr. SCHUMER. I just ask the leader, the government is shut down. 
There is nothing we can do to keep it open. The only way to keep the 
government open would be for the House to pass the resolution we have 
already sent them; is that correct?
  Mr. REID. That is right. It keeps the government funded. They have 
had that for days now. They could do it, with the way they vote, in a 
matter of 10 minutes.
  Mr. SCHUMER. But nothing we can do?
  Mr. REID. Nothing we can do. They are over there now negotiating with 
themselves, I guess.
  Mr. SCHUMER. Is it not true that until they vote for that resolution, 
the government will remain shut? They could send us 100 different 
little doodads, gizmos, and other things, but the ball is in their 
court, and we hope and wish that they would pass our resolution and 
that we keep the government open.
  Mr. REID. It is in their court and has been in their court.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from New Jersey.

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