Their intent. I only ask them to think about the consequences to our greater goal. With that, mr. Chairman mr. President , i yield the floor. Mr. Corker mr. President . The presiding officer the senator from tennessee. Mr. Corker id like to ask unanimous consent in a moment but first i want to thank the distinguished senator from new jersey who has as much as anybody in this entire congressional body, both house and senate actually he and senator kirk, lead stalwarts on iran and without his efforts we wouldnt even be in negotiation right now. And i cannot think him enough for his thank him enough for his positive contributions for his leadership as Ranking Member and chairman. I want to thank him. I at this point would like to ask unanimous consent that the time until 6 10 today be equally divided in the usual form and that following the use or yielding back of that time the senate vote on the following amendment johnson number 1150. Further that there be no seconddegree amendments in
Shut down. Not completely, but in many significant and sensitive functions. Republicans refuse to concede. They want a oneyear delay in the obama care quote, unquote, individual mandate to buy health insurance. Democrats refuse to concede. They want obama care to be unconditionally funded. The result, 800,000 federal workers are idled and services are suspended. Both sides are bracing for a backlash and the blame game is on, so, why no compromise . Because of what is at stake. Namely, a shift in the balance of political power in 2014 after next years midterm election. We now have a democratic president , a democratic senate, and a republican house. President obama, a democrat, is refusing to negotiate with House Speaker boehner, a republican. Because mr. Obama thinks voter antishutdown backlash will boost the current democratic majority in the senate next year. And possibly result in the democratic taking over of the house of representatives. Republicans think a oneyear delay in the in
December. My goodness, they wont even sit down and have a discussion about this. For the first time in 17 year, the federal government is shut down. Not completely, but in many significant and sensitive functions. Republicans refuse to concede. They want a oneyear delay in the obama care quote, unquote, individual mandate to buy health insurance. Democrats refuse to concede. They want obama care to be unconditionally funded. The result, 800,000 federal workers are idled and services are suspended. Both sides are bracing for a backlash and the blame game is on, so, why no compromise . Because of what is at stake. Namely, a shift in the balance of political power in 2014 after next years midterm election. We now have a democratic president , a democratic senate, and a republican house. President obama, a democrat, is refusing to negotiate with House Speaker boehner, a republican. Because mr. Obama thinks voter antishutdown backlash will boost the current democratic majority in the senate
Into the 2010 midterm elections and the risk they are playing with now is that they could do this again. And they could use, the American Voters will forget the nasty politics that have gone on here and remember that the g. O. P. Took a principle stand against obamas program. The other thing that is going on right now is that things are developing very quickly with the Government Shutdown. We opened a can of worms that we dont know where its going to go. The Republican Leadership is probably involved in a bait and switch narrative this week, where they will try to turn this into a discussion how the democrats want to raise the debt ceiling. That wont play well for obama going forward. I think both parties are fighting on the edge of a cliff and when youre on the edge of a cliff, the economy says, you dont ask who is right, thats what they are doing, you ask what the heck are we doing at the edge of the cliff . We are in a terribly vulnerable position as an economy and country right now
Able to excite its base not seen in years in 2009, going into the 2010 midterm elections and the risk they are playing with now is that they could do this again. And they could use, the American Voters will forget the nasty politics that have gone on here and remember that the g. O. P. Took a principle stand against obamas program. The other thing that is going on right now is that things are developing very quickly with the Government Shutdown. We opened a can of worms that we dont know where its going to go. The Republican Leadership is probably involved in a bait and switch narrative this week, where they will try to turn this into a discussion how the democrats want to raise the debt ceiling. That wont play well for obama going forward. I think both parties are fighting on the edge of a cliff and when youre on the edge of a cliff, the economy says, you dont ask who is right, thats what they are doing, you ask what the heck are we doing at the edge of the cliff . We are in a terribl