In most of these countries, it is two things. It is ideology, sectarianism, and oil.

Following the oil is always I think the most helpful thing, because they are looking for cash to fund all the things that they want to do.

The report also said that we and our partners have already established a coalition coordinating center in Rome.

Mr. President, I would like to start my remarks on the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act today by complimenting all of the Members--Senator Whitehouse, Senator Grassley, Senator Portman, Senator Ayotte, Senator Shaheen, and all the…

I thank the gentleman. Mr. Chairman, it is just what we should be doing here so we can look at things that have good intentions, like the Medicaid program, and find where there are holes in it and try to close them so that the program runs…

I thank the gentleman from New York. Mr. Chairman, we are lucky we have Dr. Bucshon, a good Member, a good friend, and a great Energy and Commerce Committee person, who, with his experience as a physician, is able to give us the benefit of…

Mr. President, I thank the Senator from Pennsylvania for his leadership. Various doctors may not realize they are prescribing duplicative opioid painkillers. We have done the lock-in with Medicaid. In many States, it has worked. This is a…

Mr. President, I appreciate the comments from my friend from West Virginia and his work on this issue that has hit West Virginia and, particularly, southeast Ohio kind of first and hardest. But it has spread to so many other places and…

Mr. President, I suggest the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Tillis). The clerk will call the roll. The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll. Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for…

A united Libya is critical for restoring security and improving the well-being of its citizens.

There is not going to be a quick solution in Libya, and that just because the United Nations has taken action, that does not mean we are going to see an effective government any time soon.

Those who commit atrocities need to be held accountable.

Do you believe if we could get buy-in by the representatives of the two parliaments, that the concern about the fragmentation within the local communities can be resolved by working through the leaders of the two parliaments?

Some of the proudest moments in America were to show how important access to U.S. markets can be in bringing about fundamental change.

In TPP we do have commitments not only on the environment and labor but also on anticorruption and good governance.

We have seen an evolution of our objectives in trade agreements from when we were first interested in dealing with tariffs.

We cannot wait and allow people to be at risk the way they are.

I want to recognize Senator Cantwell for her important work on ensuring that there be an enforcement trust fund that was authorized.