it's my honor to recognize joel spencer as this week's arkansan of the week. i'm confident that our state and nation's future is brighter because of his work to inspire students to rise to the challenges of the 21st century. mr. president, i yield the floor and i note the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: a senator: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from south dakota. mr. thune: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent the quorum call be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. thune: mr. president, two weeks ago, i came to the senate floor to discuss the numerous foreign policy failures of the obama administration. while there has been no shortage of examples over the past seven years, i'd like to revisit one particular subject from the litany of this administration's errors. the very serious national security threat that president obama once called a j.v. team. mr. president, last november, president obama participated in an interview with "good morning america" host geor