beginning adam barker, jody bennett, rick burger, john bryant, debbie charello, john clark, maggie cooper, alan edwards, jonathan epstein, patty jella, marta a hernandez, jackie kerber, greg lily, katie magnus, kirk mcdonald, kerry lynn, jackie modesset, sean okeef, brad patrick, jason parter, arun sarafin, fiona tomlin, dustin walker, tyler wilkerson. thank you. i strongly support this conference agreement and hope it will receive the support of my colleagues in the senate. mr. president, i would yield the floor. ms. collins: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from maine. ms. collins: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that the following senators be permitted to conclude their remarks before the vote begins. senator jones, senator collins, senator thune, and senator inhofe. is there objection? without objection. ms. collins: thank you, mr. president. mr. jones: that you want. i've got to say -- thank you, mr. president. i want to first say i want to thank senator inhofe and senator reed and their staffs for their amazing work on this national authorize act. i am rising