Jon Tester: “The Army is on an aggressive pursuit of modernization, including ground combat vehicles, soldier lethality, aviation…”

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.

I know of no further debate on the bill, as amended. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The bill having been read the third time and there being no further debate, the question is, Shall the bill pass? The bill (S. 1987), as amended, was passed.

During my last two races the democratic Party was poison in my attempts to get re-elected.

I think we need to take these things seriously. I think the president and I think, more importantly, the military are taking it very, very seriously.