we're able to right the wrong of senator tushville's holds and the massive impact the holds had. these men and women have worked so hard for our country for so long and just because senator tushville, in -- tushville, in -- tuberville, in a really nasty and whimsical almost holding back of their promotion oz, they weren't getting paid. tonight at long last we're giving these military families, families that have already sacrificed so much, the justice they deserve -- their back pay, and it is a good night for them and it is a good night for america. america is keeping its promise and saying to these men and women, you served us well. you zoo deserve to be -- you don't deserve to be penal islesed in any way at all. so, as if in legislative session, i ask unanimous consent that the senate proceed to the immediate consideration of s. 3553 introduced earlier today. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: s. 3553, a bill to provide a regulatory trow active effective date for the promotions of officers of the armed services and so forth. the presiding officer: without