Jon Tester: “This is one of the costs of war.”

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I appreciate the flexibility.

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.

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 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)…