now, I have the honor and privilege of talking about MG John W. Brennan, Jr., on his appointment to the grade of Lieutenant General in the U.S. Army and his nomination to be the Deputy Commander of U.S. Africa Command. Major General…

our next nomination is a fine officer serving in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve. Our colleague from Alaska, Col. Dan Sullivan, also serves in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve. I will read a little bit about this gentleman, and we will take an…

another great, decorated officer--and we are going to keep going because these men and women deserve to be confirmed. Madam President, I am going to talk now about CAPT Frank Schlereth on his appointment to the grade of Rear Admiral, lower…

we have got another incredible officer that we are bringing to the floor this evening for a voice vote, and I do hope my colleague from Alabama will explain to everyone out there who is watching why he has asked for individual votes, and…

we see another one bite the dust. It is a good thing I still have that discharge petition, and we will see Vice Admiral Cooper on the floor once again, and I hope that my colleague will choose to support him. So I served in the Iowa Army…

our next nominee as well is hoping to be confirmed this evening, again, by an individual vote on the floor of the U.S. Senate. Just as my colleague has asked, has demanded, my colleagues and I this evening are attempting to satisfy that…

the world is on fire because of Joe Biden's failed leadership and ongoing weakness. Our enemies are on the march. Our servicemembers are under attack by Iran-backed proxies. And our country is under greater threat than it has been in…

And our final nomination this evening--so I mentioned that I was a former military spouse, and Senator Sullivan had brought up First Ranger Battalion. And those who have served around many of those in the Rangers, they understand that…

Oh, we have more. We could go all night, Dan. We have done it before. But I am going to move on Col. Kevin J. Merrill to be a Brigadier General in the U.S. Air Force. Col. Kevin Merrill most recently served as the Deputy Director of…

I know this is a frustrating exercise, but we are going to flesh out some of these nominees tonight, truly incredible individuals who have served our Nation through thick and thin. These are folks who deserve to be promoted. So I rise…

Another one that I have known for a number of years now-- this one is in the U.S. Army--and I am very proud to be able to bring forward this nomination this evening--again, an individual vote on the floor of the U.S. Senate, as asked by…

OK, Madam President. We are just going to keep going. We have quite a few exceptional men and women who are proud to defend our glorious Nation. Many of them, again, have served in combat. We just came out of 20 years of the Global War on…

if I can just address this very briefly before we move to my colleague from Indiana, I have a discharge petition that was signed at our conference lunch the other day for Lt. Gen. General M. Guillot. That discharge petition was signed by…

so I am going to pick up where my colleague is leaving off. We will keep on with the Space Force theme as we go forward here. I am bringing forward another really fantastic nominee, and this is Maj Gen Douglas A. Schiess. And I apologize…

``Oorah.'' OK. A fellow marine. To my good friend and colleague, Col. Dan Sullivan, Senator Sullivan of Alaska, we have Maj. Gen. James H. Adams III to be Lieutenant General and Deputy Commandant for Programs and Resources Headquarters of…

And I am very sorry to hear that. Again, we have got another very short presentation here. I will have to explain it to my colleagues that maybe haven't served why they are brief. Madam President, I call to the floor Executive Calendar No…

Next, Madam President, we will move on to CAPT Thomas A. Donovan--CAPT Thomas A. Donovan, for appointment to Rear Admiral (lower half). Captain Donovan is currently serving as the Executive Officer to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of…

we will continue again with the U.S. Space Force theme. We have another gentleman: Lt Gen Stephen N. Whiting of U.S. Space Force to be General and Commander of U.S. Space Command--again, a very, very important position to have. As we are…

this one hits home. It is another nominee from the Navy. Hey, I am Army, but I love my Navy brothers and sisters. I love them all. This one is a Navy sister. This is Executive Calendar No. 347, Heidi K. Berg to be Rear Admiral. RDML Heidi…

we have just a couple more to go as we wrap up the evening. We have been reading off these nominations as fast as our staff could get them to us, and I guarantee that my colleague, Senator Sullivan of Alaska, and I would go all night if we…

we have another opportunity to vote on another outstanding officer. This one is COL Scott D. Wilkinson, and he has been promoted to the grade of Brigadier General. As an Army veteran myself, I know and I understand the importance of…

we will move on to the next individual vote, as requested by my colleague from Alabama. Here we are moving on the floor of the U.S. Senate. I am glad to be joined by a number of colleagues in the Chamber this evening to support our men and…

I ask unanimous consent to speak for up to 6 minutes on my amendment. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. Amendment No. 1177 to Amendment No. 1092

thousands of calls to the VA from veterans seeking mental health care went unanswered over the past year, and that was just at the Atlanta VA. One veteran in the midst of a mental health crisis called 10 times over a 3-month period and…

I know of no further debate on my amendment. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Is there further debate? If not, the question occurs on agreeing to the amendment. The amendment (No. 1177) was agreed to. I yield floor. The ACTING PRESIDENT…