As we are looking on the horizon here, 2022 is not that far away anymore.

CBO estimated, if the mandate went away, we would still stay at about 13 billion gallons of corn-based ethanol, even without the mandate.

So, this is just going to be a large cost issue for a lot of communities and I am trying to figure out how EPA is going to address that.

I would like that to be in the set of options that a community could have to make a decision.

In 2014, CBO, when they studied it, said if the mandate went away on corn-based ethanol, their study said 13 billion gallons would continue to be used.

Could the entire requirement be produced overseas?

I would assume you would agree, there is no chance we are going to hit the targets for 2017 based in statute, what is required.

Mr. President, there is one last comment I wish to make. This is something that doesn't happen on the Senate floor. But the Senator from Arizona is indeed a very good friend. We disagree on this amendment. We will have a chance to have a…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that, notwithstanding the filing deadline in rule XXII, it be in order for me to offer a modification to the pending Hatch amendment No. 1911 with the text that is at the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Amendment No. 1911, as Modified

Mr. President, first, I wish to say to the Senator from Maryland how much I appreciate the fact that we are reaching across the aisle and doing something that is right for the kids who are out there risking their lives for us. I make it a…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that I be recognized for a couple of minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

both the Department of Defense and infrastructure are absolutely critical responsibilities of the Federal Government.

Thank you, Mr. President. I suggest the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll. The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll. Mr. McCAIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the…

Mr. President, I send the amendment to the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The amendment is so modified. The amendment, as modified, is as follows: (Purpose: To study the impact of commissary privatization prior to initiating a pilot program…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that at the conclusion of the remarks of the Senator from Virginia, I be recognized for 5 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The Senator from Virginia.

First of all, let me say the senior Senator from Utah is doing a yeoman's job of exposing some of the fraudulent things we have been involved in for ObamaCare over this period of time, and I applaud him for that. Amendment No. 1911, as…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to lay the pending business aside for the purpose of considering the Inhofe-Mikulski commissary amendment No. 1728. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?