Jon Tester: “The Government should never be cutting a deal. They should be listening to the people on the ground.”

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.

Well, I think it's really bad. All you got to do is look at the market. But the truth is, is that if you're a businessman, you understand that what you need in the marketplace is certainty.

This is -- what's gone on the last two weeks or so, 10 days, has been nothing short of craziness.

I ask unanimous consent that the Tester- Daines substitute amendment at the desk be agreed to and the bill, as amended, be considered read a third time. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment (No. 2074)…