I thank my colleague from West Virginia and support his amendment. It is a good amendment for West Virginia and a good one for America, and I look forward to voting for it. I ask unanimous consent at this point to enter a colloquy with my friend, the senior Senator from Iowa. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered.
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