At yesterday's Senate Republican leadership press briefing, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) joked, "When does it stop?" when the FEMA emergency test went off.
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00:00 I only respond when there's an emergency.
00:07 Everybody.
00:08 That's going to go up.
00:11 We're going for a while.
00:17 It's not hitting my watch.
00:18 Is it hitting anybody else's watch?
00:21 It's just a matter of time.
00:27 All right.
00:35 That's what they're asking over there.
00:36 When does it stop?
00:38 On that note, I would like to say I served many years with Kevin McCarthy before he became speaker,
00:44 and he is a very good friend of mine and a wonderful public servant.
00:48 It's a tough time for him, a tough time for them.
00:51 And for those of us who know him well, we have such great respect.
00:55 And I think it's a sad day yesterday.
00:57 So, Kevin, we wish you well.
01:01 You've served our country well, and I know you're not finished.
01:04 So, basically, today I want to just echo the words of the leader and others that we need to get back to regular order on our appropriations bills.
01:12 I'm an appropriation, a ranking member on the Health, Education, and Labor bill, a big bill.
01:18 I want to have our imprint, our Senate imprint, our bipartisan imprint into what we think the priorities are in spending in that exceedingly important bill, as they all of them are.
01:29 Susan has worked masterfully with Patty.
01:32 Hopefully, when we come back, we'll have the three minibus together with many amendments that they've worked out.
01:38 Everybody's voice will be heard.
01:40 But we averted a shutdown. We cannot run this up to November the 17th with the same intensity that we had in the past.
01:48 I, for one, think it's a disservice. It's a road to nowhere. It's a misery march.
01:52 And we cannot govern like this.
01:55 Thank you.
01:57 Is it over yet?