president, sergeant michael strakota answered the highest call for this country. he is a true american hero. i ask my colleagues to keep his wife lauren, his son william and the rest of the family and friends in their thoughts and prayers during these very, very difficult times. mr. boozman: i heartily offer my sincerest gratitude for his selfless service and patriotism for this nation. with that that, i yield back. the presiding officer: the senator from rhode island. mr. whitehouse: thank you, mr. president. i rise today to speak about the disclose act of 2012, a piece of legislation that will shine some much-needed light into the flood of secret money that is now polluting our elections. i'd like to open with thanks to senators chuck schumer, mike bennet, al franken, jeff merkley, jeanne shaheen and tom udall for their hard work in our task force that developed this legislation, and i look forward to continuing to work with them through this debate. on thursday, majority leader reid moved to proceed to had this vital piece of legislation, and we will vote on it