Jon Tester: “I appreciate your commitment to them. I agree with you wholeheartedly.”

I ask unanimous consent that the mandatory quorum call with respect to the Murillo cloture motion be waived. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered.

I would say two things. Number one this administration has totally blown the opportunity to make government more efficient by going in with a -- with a -- with a meat cleaver and just hack up agencies.

I think it is a very important piece of legislation.

There's plenty of examples of it. The Mission Act is a prime example. The fastest growing part of the V.A. budget. Why? Because we privatizing V.A. health care and its costing us more money, not less.