A red line is to make it very clear; if you use chemical weapons against your own people, we will devastate your ability to use chemical weapons.

I think in my mind, a red line is to make it very clear; if you use chemical weapons against your own people, we will devastate your ability to use chemical weapons.

I think when America retreats from the world, chaos ensues.

Bringing these people out of the shadows who are undocumented, having them pay taxes, having them pay for the protection of basic laws, these things are good for the economy.

To the extent Senator Durbin's views are widely shared, Congress should determine whether it approves of the shadow war being fought pursuant to the AUMF.

Putting these young people to work is good for the economy and creates jobs, just the opposite of what many people have argued.

I am glad Senator Leahy kicked this off with Senator Franken, but it will get into the whole question of the lethal use of drones, the law of war, and the Constitution.

I want to mention that after Easter recess, we are going to have a hearing in the Subcommittee on the Constitution about the use of drones in an international context.

We share a common assessment of Iran's nuclear program, and we announced new talks on extending U.S. military aid.

I reaffirmed to President Peres that in this work, the State of Israel will have no greater friend than the United States.

Mr. Chairman, the Ryan Republican budget reflects everything that the American people rejected in the last election: asking nothing from the wealthiest Americans and rich corporations that ship our jobs overseas, while turning Medicare…

Our goals currently are to see the Assad regime leave as soon as possible.

What could this mean for patients, especially for telemedicine and other advancements that are starting to improve the quality and access to care for patients in rural areas, like my district, who are sometimes hours away from the care…

Here is what I observed in my district. I have a large rural district. There are 102 counties in the State of Illinois. I represent 33.

When you find somebody that is fraudulently trying to take money from the system, how fast does the money stop?

I hope you will use more prosecutorial discretion not less prosecutorial discretion so as this Congress finally gets to the work of comprehensive immigration reform.

You will deport 1,400 people tomorrow and the next day and the next day and the next day until we do comprehensive immigration reform.

The medical device tax is a very pernicious tax by itself.