Jon Tester: “if I may have 1 minute, I urge my colleagues to vote for this Military Construction-VA appropriations bill before us.…”

“if I may have 1 minute, I urge my colleagues to vote for this Military Construction-VA appropriations bill before us. Thank-yous are in order. I thank the chairman, Senator Kirk, and his staff, Bob Henke, D'Ann Lettieri, and Patrick Magnuson. I also thank Tina Evans and Chad Schulken. By the way, it is Chad's birthday today, so make sure you wish him a happy birthday. I also thank Michael Baine, Tony McClain, and the other staff who worked on this bill. This bill does right by our veterans, and I am proud to have worked with our colleagues in this Chamber. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing to the substitute amendment, as amended. The amendment (No. 2763), as amended, was agreed to. The amendment was ordered to be engrossed, and the bill to be read a third time. The bill was read the third time. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The bill having been read the third time, the question is, Shall the bill pass?”