If we wanted to eliminate the poppy production in Afghanistan, we could do it within a week.

What really worked in Afghanistan--what really worked after 9/11 was when we allied ourselves with the anti-Taliban forces...

the FCC majority ignored the critical role that unfettered access to a free and open Internet plays in everyday Americans' lives.

this FCC seems determined to fulfill a special interest wish list rather than protecting those least able to protect themselves.

the current FCC majority has spent the past year and a half abandoning the agency's statutory authority and responsibilities.

For years, I have urged the CPSC to adopt a mandatory safety standard for portable generators to stop these senseless deaths.

Well, thank you very much, and I am sorry that I don't join in your optimism, and watching people pray together is not--I mean, the next thing we know--we could say, well, the next step would be sitting around a campfire singing kumbaya…

the FCC is also determined to undercut and do permanent damage to the great American tradition of local broadcasting preserved through its media ownership rules.

the current FCC majority has turned their backs on consumers.

Afghanistan is a society that is based on tribalism and ethnicity, and our greatest and what has been reconfirmed today, Mr. Chairman, is that we continue down a road of trying to remake Afghanistan into a democratic system, and that's why…

I want President Trump to succeed and, beyond that, I have defined success with a lower, more achievable standard...

That crumb just got bigger.

Now we are talking about a bakery. We went from crumb to loaf to now we got a bakery going here.

This is the equivalent of calling these crumbs, and that doesn't matter to people, and that somehow or another this is not going to move the needle at all.

This is all about making sure that we have an active economy.

I am just stunned by some of the conversations that are happening here about these bonuses.

Madam President, Members of both parties--and I believe the vast majority of Americans--remain concerned about the Trump administration's zero tolerance policy, which has resulted in thousands of families being separated at the border…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Recognition of the Minority Leader The Democratic leader is recognized. Forced Family…