On the recordDecember 21, 2012
let me thank Senator Pryor for his tremendous contribution to this bill and to this body. The fight he is waging here is the correct fight. This was not done well by the Air Force, to put it mildly. We froze it. They amended it. We have some problems with the amendment, but we had to reach a compromise with the House, which favored their modified bill, and there are some rough edges to it. The Senator from Arkansas has very eloquently pointed out one of those rough edges. We put in this place in this bill a commission to try to avoid these kinds of problems in the future. That does not help this year. I wish it could. But, nonetheless, it is because of the efforts of the Senator from Arkansas and others, who pointed out the defects in the process this year, that we have been able to, hopefully, avoid a repetition of this in the future. I thank him for the many contributions he has made to this bill. His fight for his home State is passionate and effective, and I commend him for it. Mr. President, I yield back our time, if we have any remaining. The PRESIDING OFFICER. All time is yielded back. The question is on the adoption of the conference report. Mr. McCAIN. Mr. President, I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There is a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll. The legislative clerk called the roll.
