Making events on the ground and the commitment to continue there be more conditions-based than time-based is always a good thing.

We're not going to stop, either.

Can you confirm for me whether the Air Force has made a decision to close the A-10 Division at 422 Test and Evaluation Squadron at Nellis?

Admiral Howard, how will the increased need affect each of the four public shipyards?

That's music to my ears, because that was my piece, and I'm glad to hear that.

I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to maintain and…

last year in this body, we heard and saw evidence about what was happening at some of our VA facilities--the manipulated wait lists, the delays our veterans had to endure--and, unfortunately, some of our veterans died waiting for care. We…

I ask unanimous consent to set aside the pending amendment and call up my amendment No. 400. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will report. The senior assistant legislative clerk read…

I urge a ``yes'' vote on amendment No. 400. Unfortunately, the bipartisan work we have done on the Veterans Choice Card has not been properly implemented by the VA. Our veterans want this choice of private care. The Senator from Vermont…

What is the Marine Corps' requirement for amphibious warships?

Approximately half of the Marine Corps' home station units are at an unacceptable level of readiness in their ability to execute wartime missions.

If sequestration returns, what will specifically happen to the readiness of our Army Brigade Combat Teams?