Jon Tester: “I think we all have a tough job. There's, we know that the deficit and debt issues are critically important to get under…”

These are important bills that need to get advanced, and today is the start of that.

I think it'd be a mistake, a -- really a mistake for national security and for food security.

I am going to start by saying that, being 68 years of age, I oftentimes do things that may not be the smartest, and one of the things I did yesterday was play basketball due to the influence of my bald-headed chief of staff Dylan Laslovich…

I rise to congratulate Kate M. Kaufer, the fearless leader of my defense staff, on more than 20 years of distinguished Federal service and on her well-earned retirement. For the last 4 years, it has been a privilege of a lifetime to serve…