Mr. President, we haven't had a marine in a while. I love the Marine Corps. It is not the big service, though, so we haven't had as many marines. I will tell you this: This Colonel, Kelvin Gallman, to be Brigadier General in the U.S…

Mr. President, let's go back to our great U.S. Navy. CAPT Craig Mattingly to be Rear Admiral (lower half) in the U.S. Navy. Let's look at Captain Mattingly's 28-year career. He has led Squadrons on deployments supporting EUCOM, AFRICOM…

Madam President, we just heard from the Senator of North Dakota talking about the imperative of ensuring that our borders are secure, particularly at the southern border. We had an opportunity yesterday in the Senate Appropriations…

Madam President, I am going to bring up another important Lieutenant General. When we talk about mental health and we talk about taking care of our troops--we have got a big suicide problem in our military in Alaska--having the top Surgeon…

Mr. President, we have three more that we are going to do. That will be 61 tonight. And Senator Ernst and I--and I know a lot of our other colleagues want to join us--we are going to keep coming down here. So let me get through these, and…

Madam President, let me move on to another service. This is RADM Daniel Cheever, U.S. Navy, to be Vice Admiral and Commander of Naval Air Force, U.S. Pacific. One thing that we always think about in the military, when you think 28, 29, 30…

Mr. President, let's go back to the importance--you are seeing some themes here. Navy, certainly. Boy, are we decimating the U.S. Navy. Decimating. Unbelievable. I am just shocked at how many Navy Admirals we are putting on the bench right…

Mr. President, I want to thank my colleagues for coming down here tonight. It is a very important issue that we are getting ready to talk about. We are in a very dangerous world right now. Our country is being challenged on multiple fronts…

It is good to see the Presiding Officer in the Chair. I appreciate his being here. Mr. President, several of my nominations that I have been trying to get my colleague to agree with--again, he still hasn't answered the quote ``If they want…

Madam President, I am going to talk about one more Navy officer. We have a number to go. I am going to do this quick. This is Christopher S. Gray to be Vice Admiral and Commander of Navy Installations Command. He has got a great resume, a…

Mr. President, we are going to start moving through some of these nominations. My colleague from Alabama has said publicly, hey, bring them up one at a time. And we are asking for a voice vote, so that is a vote. So we are doing what he…

Mr. President, here we go again, more Navy. Like I said, the Navy is stressed, but we do have a great Navy. God love the U.S. Navy. And our submarine force, like I said, keeps Xi Jinping and his communist dictator admirals up at night. And…

Madam President, let me talk about another really important billet that I know a lot about, given that a lot of its assets are in Alaska, and, again, this is such an important billet to not leave without a leader. This will be for Heath A…

Madam President, by the way, thank you for presiding tonight. It is important, what we are doing, and we always need people, and all the staff. It is getting a little late here. So we appreciate it. This is important for our country, and…

Madam President, I am still--I think we are both, Senator Ernst and I. We are still just kind of confused on the ``one by one,'' as my colleague and friend--he is my friend. So I mean that sincerely. He said: I am all for it if nominees…

I am just going to conclude. I am disappointed. We are done here. We don't have any more for tonight, but I think this has been enlightening. I think this has been enlightening because what we have been able to do--hopefully, some people…

Madam President, just for people who are watching, as to that last nominee for Fifth Fleet Commander, you may have heard there are two carrier strike groups in the Middle East. He is the naval officer who would be in charge of all of…

Madam President, let us continue with the Navy--again, such an important service. They are all important. But in a big throw- down with China, we have to have a stronger Navy, a bigger Navy, a more lethal Navy, and this next nominee is…