Mark Kirk: “I'm particularly worried on some of the accounts and the funding levels, but there are some issues that I would…”

I am disappointed that we do not have a representative from the Administration here today.

I am dismayed that... not once did the Administration ever share that this was a pending item and/or that it was in the midst of a potential negotiation.

I look forward to better understanding how we can move forward in a very nonpartisan way.

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