a message of weakness internationally.

it poses a national security threat in two ways: it undermines our capacity to act in our own interests, and it does constrain us where constraint may be undesirable.

We have lost too many lives and spent too much money not to see this through.

This is a moment when America needs to lean forward and not pull back.

The 16-percent cut for State and USAID that passed the House last month would put our missions severely at risk.

I am a firm believer in the power of mentoring.

I would plead with my colleague from Oklahoma, Tom Coburn. He's a friend. He's a good man. He is very meticulous about legislation. Please don't stop this bill.

Please don't stop this bill. We all know what it is and what it stands for. And we all know, if it doesn't happen now, it is very unlikely to ever happen again.

This is not fooling around. These men and the thousands of others who rushed to the towers on 9/11 and in the days thereafter were not fooling around. They, just like my colleague from Arizona, were risking their lives. To call that…

The idea that tax cuts for millionaires would derail this legislation is simply outrageous and offensive. The men and women who rushed to the burning towers and worked for hundreds of hours in the pile did not delay and the Senate should…

Leadership is about making the right decision, not the easy one.

The three nations jointly condemned North Korea and rejected the call by China to return to six-party talks to resolve the long-running conflict.

We have made progress during the past year of the Obama Administration by adding almost 1.2 million private-sector jobs.

Compare that to the 8 years of former President Bush, when this country lost 663,000 private-sector jobs.

I think history would show that a different standard has been used in this case, where I did not curse out the speaker, I have not tried to have sex with minors, I didn't steal any money, I never -- I tried to help City College.

I have not and never and there's not any evidence that I did anything to enrich myself, that I have done anything corrupt or done anything to sell my office or to sell the Congress, anything that involved intent to deceive or to avoid my…

the conflict between Israel and Palestine and between Israel and its Arab neighbors is a source of tension and an obstacle to prosperity and opportunity for all of the people in the region.

The subjugation of women is a threat to the national security of the United States.