Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Subcommittee on Airland of the Committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on March 1, 2016, at 3 p.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is…

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Mr. President, I also want to take a few moments today to discuss the devastation drugs are bringing to too many families and communities across our Nation and also to congratulate the Presiding Officer for his great work on this issue…

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Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Cloture Motion The PRESIDING OFFICER. Pursuant to rule XXII, the Chair lays before the…

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cornyn), the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cruz), the Senator from Florida (Mr. Rubio), and the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. Wicker). Further, if present and voting, the…

Although it does a very good job in terms of meeting the volume guidelines and it does do a very good job of meeting and improving octane levels within a fuel.

Do you think it maybe should be considered?

In order to reach that, there has been considerable discussion that I have been a party to that indicates that we are going to want higher octane ratings for fuel in order to meet those volumes.

But in terms of higher compression engines, the need for a higher octane rating helps, doesn't it?

But you have significant volumes right now that we are not meeting today, correct?

I want to be very clear on something.

we want to put that behind us for the future and build a platform that is good for the employees, good for middle management, and good for the Veterans Administration

it is probably the most important thing that this Committee is really interested in

I hope you will address that in your remarks. That is something we have talked about many times, have not done, and it is something we rightfully need to do.

I have heard that in my State VHA has made the conscious decision to shift certain health care services over to the Choice Program.