Jim Webb: “This is a really relevant question, in terms of whether or not we get the DOD budget under control.”

We have had a lot of discussion over the last 6 years about the so-called pivot to Asia. I will say as someone who has spent a great deal of time in and out of east Asia that this pivot was heavily influenced by the actions, again, taken…

The federal recognition process has been fraught with challenges that need to be addressed.

I ask unanimous consent that the quorum call be rescinded.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

I think if the administration had properly put the issue before the Congress, the likelihood is that it would have been supported.