we're not willing to discard the old, and we continue on some of the older practices that we don't, you know, have anymore.

I would say if we can afford to reach the point where that yield is achieved and realized, I would agree with you.

to what extent has each of your services prepared a long-term funding plan for your modernization efforts?

We have to do something about sequestration, we have to do something about the deterioration in the funding and the capabilities of our military.

I ask unanimous consent that my defense fellow, Captain James Hart, be granted floor privileges for the remainder of this calendar year. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I believe Betsy DeVos is going to be an excellent Secretary of Education.

I know that President Obama is gone now, but his War on Fossil Fuels is alive and well. However, they are not winning that. Back in Oklahoma, they ask me the question sometimes: If all of the liberals are concerned and if they are all…

first of all, I appreciate the opportunity to get wedged in here. There are a number of very interesting things happening today. One is the CRA that I am very much concerned about. I know that my good friend from Massachusetts did not…

Will the Senator from Ohio yield for a request? I ask unanimous consent that at the conclusion of the remarks of the Senator from Ohio, I be recognized for up to 5 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?

Mr. Chairman, I so move.

Time on the floor of the Senate is extremely valuable, and it is one that I think Republicans and Democrats both agree that that time, when it is as valuable as what it is, can't be wasted.

I rise today in strong support of the Honorable Elaine Chao to serve as the next Secretary of Transportation. She has proven she has the experience and the drive to help her accomplish President Trump's goals to address our nation's…