Kay Bailey Hutchison: “We have to make sure every dollar we spend to keep our Nation safe is a dollar well spent.”

I thank the distinguished chairman of the Appropriations Committee as well as the ranking member because as soon as our leaders get back from the White House I certainly want us to be able to go forward and vote. To finish my remarks, we…

I ask unanimous consent the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The Senator from Texas.

Absolutely. The President has come to see that NATO is important.

Well, first of all, NATO is not obsolete, and I think the President has acknowledged that...