Mark Kirk: “We are getting to the heart of this hearing, would you please define 'interoperability' as you understand it from the…”

I rise here in the Chamber to give my last speech in the Senate. I want to describe some experiences I have had that are at the heart of my service in the Congress. As a staffer, I worked for the House International Relations Committee and…

Interoperability is 'The ability of a system to work with and use another system.'

I ask unanimous consent to be allowed to have a prop with me. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Farewell to the Senate

This is one of the gravest threats facing our national security and the security of our allies.