Dan Sullivan: “I am the Chairman of this Committee. I am looking nationally but, of course, I am an Alaskan Senator and that trend…”

Talk about a ruse. This is the worst kind of partisanship, using people's healthcare to fearmonger. We should all want to weed out waste, fraud, and abuse in Medicaid and Medicare, and we must keep these programs going. The PRESIDING…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there an objection?

I am coming down to the Senate floor for the second time in about a month to try to pass a really important bill for some really heroic constituents of mine, Alaskan Native Vietnam veterans, and I am going to explain this bill a little…

read the amendment. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator's time has expired.