January 18, 2018 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S277 run a $3 trillion government on a , who is a safety, that there is a looming government month-by-month basis. It is unfair to won the Bednarik Award for best defen- shutdown—Friday at midnight; that if everybody. We have to sit down and ne- sive player in the Nation and the Congress hasn’t passed a spending bill, gotiate a serious budget agreement. Thorpe Award for best defensive back it is possible the government could And what Republicans must under- in the Nation. He was also named Asso- shut down. That would be a big mis- stand is that, yes, they have a 51-to-49 ciated Press First Team All-American. take. Government shutdowns do not majority here in the Senate, but you Bradley Bozeman, an offensive line- make sense. need 60 votes to pass this type of legis- man, was named AP Second Team All- We have legislation called End Gov- lation. You need 60 votes, and that American. ernment Shutdowns, by the way, which means you cannot do it alone. You can- , an offensive line- says that when Congress doesn’t do not give the Democratic caucus a fait man, was named AP Third Team All- their appropriations bills on time— accompli and expect Democrats to say: American. which is never or rarely—that there Oh, yes, sir, we are going to follow you. Additionally, five players on the Uni- should not be a shutdown; rather, con- This requires bipartisan discussion on versity of Alabama’s football team tinue the spending from the previous the parity issue and domestic spending were named First Team All-SEC. year, but ratchet it down over time to and bipartisan discussion on DACA. Head Coach has now won give the Appropriations Committee and We have a strong majority of Mem- six college football national champion- Congress and the Senate an incentive bers of the Senate who support a ships, equaling the record of former to get the job done. But let’s not shut Dreamers piece of legislation and a Alabama football Head Coach Paul down the government. When we do path toward citizenship. We have a ‘‘Bear’’ Bryant. The Crimson Tide that, it doesn’t help anybody. It strong majority of the American people coaching staff has helped produce high- doesn’t help us as taxpayers because we and a strong majority of Members of caliber student athletes and gentle- end up coming back and paying people, the Senate who want disaster relief. men. This team has brought great and the inefficiencies of it create more This should not be a difficult problem. pride to the University of Alabama, the costs. So I hope we are not even talk- The American people want a resolu- loyal fans of the Crimson Tide, and to ing about that. tion, and they want it done in a bipar- the entire State of Alabama. In the so-called continuing resolu- tisan way. Let’s do it. Let’s not kick I would like to take a minute to tion, which is a short-term spending the can down the road. Republicans thank Crimson Tide Head Coach Nick bill—which, again, is not the best way must understand that they must nego- Saban, Athletic Director Greg Byrne, to govern, but that is what our choice tiate in a bipartisan way. President Stuart Bell, and Chancellor is—in that continuing resolution to With that, I yield the floor and sug- Ray Hayes for their leadership. keep the government from shutting gest the absence of a quorum. Mr. President, at this time, I ask down, there is also, as I understand it, The PRESIDING OFFICER. The unanimous consent that the Senate going to be something that is very clerk will call the roll. proceed to the consideration of S. Res. good for our country. So, one, shutting The senior assistant legislative clerk 375, submitted earlier today. down doesn’t make sense, but two, let’s proceeded to call the roll. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Mr. SHELBY. Mr. President, I ask be sure that the short-term spending clerk will report the resolution by bill that we do pass includes something unanimous consent that the order for title. the quorum call be rescinded. very important—important to about The senior assistant legislative clerk 219,000 children in my home State of The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without read as follows: objection, it is so ordered. Ohio and millions of families around A resolution (S. Res. 375) congratulating the country who depend on a program f the University of Alabama Crimson Tide called the Children’s Health Insurance football team for winning the 2018 National CONGRATULATING THE UNIVER- Program, CHIP. SITY OF ALABAMA CRIMSON Collegiate Athletic Association College Football Playoff National Championship. CHIP has traditionally been a bipar- TIDE FOOTBALL TEAM FOR WIN- tisan program. It is supported by There being no objection, the Senate NING THE 2018 NATIONAL COLLE- Democrats and Republicans alike. In proceeded to consider the resolution. GIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION fact, the reauthorization of the Chil- Mr. SHELBY. Mr. President, I ask COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF dren’s Health Insurance Program, unanimous consent that the resolution NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP CHIP, came out of the Finance Com- be agreed to, the preamble be agreed mittee with a vote that was unani- Mr. SHELBY. Mr. President, I rise to, and the motions to reconsider be mous—Republicans and Democrats today to offer my congratulations to considered made and laid upon the alike. Again, that doesn’t happen the University of Alabama’s Crimson table with no intervening action or de- often. It happened because people be- Tide on the 2018 College Football Play- bate. off National Championship victory The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without lieve it is important to have that safe- against the University of Georgia Bull- objection, it is so ordered. ty net program for our kids and for dogs. The resolution (S. Res. 375) was those families. I join the University of Alabama, the agreed to. Right now, that program is really on Crimson Tide Faithful, and the entire The preamble was agreed to. life support. We are told that if we do State of Alabama—my State—in com- (The resolution, with its preamble, is not extend that program, some States mending this team on its hard-fought printed in today’s RECORD under ‘‘Sub- will begin running out of money even win and for showing perseverance in mitted Resolutions.’’) in the next few weeks. One of those the midst of adversity time and time Mr. SHELBY. Mr. President, I sug- States could be Ohio, we are told. The again. This year, the Tide overcame a gest the absence of a quorum. numbers are not exactly accurate, I host of injuries and midseason strug- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The don’t think, because nobody knows. gles to reach this achievement. The clerk will call the roll. That makes it very unpredictable and team even had to overcome, as the Pre- The senior assistant legislative clerk uncertain for those families and chil- siding Officer will recall, a 13-point def- proceeded to call the roll. dren. We know there are States run- icit in the second half of the champion- Mr. PORTMAN. Mr. President, I ask ning out of money right now. ship game in Atlanta, winning ulti- unanimous consent that the order for By the way, the program ended in mately 26 to 23 in the first overtime in the quorum call be rescinded. September, and since September 30, it a college football playoff national The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without has been given these short-term au- championship game. What a game. objection, it is so ordered. thorizations. That doesn’t make sense. Under Head Coach Nick Saban’s lead- f My understanding is that the House ership, the Crimson Tide fought to earn of Representatives is going to actually its fifth national title since 2009—dem- CHILDREN’S HEALTH INSURANCE put into the continuing resolution that onstrating, I believe, nearly 10 years of PROGRAM they are going to send over here a dominance. This year’s team, among Mr. PORTMAN. Mr. President, con- longer term extension of the Children’s other things, won various awards. stituents of mine are hearing today Health Insurance Program—in fact, a

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