John Thune: “What they gave to the State of South Dakota, to this great country and to the people of Iraq should never be forgotten.…”

“What they gave to the State of South Dakota, to this great country and to the people of Iraq should never be forgotten. I yield the floor and I suggest the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll. The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll. Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be dispensed with. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________”