both the Coast Guard and the National Transportation Safety Board have made a number of recommendations to address the El Faro sinking.

OK. Admiral Gallaudet, you are now getting the second jet that can fly above the hurricanes so that we can get more accurate data.

Promoting democracy is in the vital national interests of the United States.

the major faultline in global affairs repeatedly is the competition, really a global competition between autocratic systems of governance and the democratic system

There is no equivalence between the promotion of democracy and Russian and other attempts to interfere in democracy.

One of the first things autocratic rulers do, almost by definition, is they violate the human rights of their people.

They have most certainly not embraced democracy. They have actually gotten more autocratic.

Defending human rights isn't just a good thing to do or just the right moral thing to do, which it most certainly is.

They are efforts to, basically, make these nations economically, politically, and, eventually, militarily dependent on and vulnerable to China.

The actions of this administration make clear that President Trump's national security strategy, rightfully, has identified Russia as a danger to our country.

Iran, meanwhile, has been on the march and has paid too low a price for its dangerous behavior.

If confirmed, it will be an immediate personal priority to work with those partners to see if such a fix is achievable.

the Iraq War was the single worst decision ever made.

He was a bad guy, a really bad guy. But you know what he did well? He killed terrorists. He did that so good. They didn't read them their rights. They didn't talk. They were terrorists. It was over.

Even while America has reestablished a position of strength in our diplomatic relationship, China continues its concerted and coordinated effort to compete with the United States.

We are building roads, and bridges, and schools for people that hate us. It is not in our national interests.

Members of AFGE TSA Local 556 and Members of the Florida Congressional delegation, including House Homeland Security Committee member Val Demings, Representatives Darren Soto and Stephanie Murphy and Senator Bill Nelson are fighting in…

Members of AFGE TSA Local 556 and Members of the Florida Congressional delegation, including House Homeland Security Committee member Val Demings, Representatives Darren Soto and Stephanie Murphy and Senator Bill Nelson are fighting in…