I am concerned that the proposed advance notice Medicare Advantage rate announcement will create further health disparities for the 640,000 Medicare Advantage beneficiaries in Puerto Rico.

Why is America allowing Nicaragua to be the third largest exporter of meat to America, meat that it is tainted with blood?

This is outrageous, that companies are exploiting 12-year-olds. In order to make a quick buck, they are taking advantage of these kids.

The CAA of 2021 clearly specifies that 'the Secretary shall,' not may, 'shall distribute up to 200 residency positions each year.'

It seems to me--I am thinking of asking David to come back for another hearing to look at Nicaragua to see what we could be doing vis--vis a mechanism like the ICC.

I am urging Daniel Ortega to allow me to come to Nicaragua to visit the Bishop.

If we are going to address the enormous scale of the global challenges we face in the 21st century, we need a well-resourced State Department.

I was pleased to see in the recent release of the annual human rights report that the department again pointed out these missions as a form of forced labor.

I was deeply disappointed, however, to see that the President's proposed budget this year included only 113 million in new FMF lines for emergency foreign policy priorities, far short of the $2 billion target.

I have and will continue to stress that any lasting peace depends on accountability, including for those in positions of command.

the single biggest geostrategic challenge the United States faces.

I am grateful to the Presiding Officer for recognizing me. I want to say I am excited to be standing up tonight and talking, along with Senator Wyden, Senator Hassan, and we just heard from Senator Casey who is marking this 13th…

I ask unanimous consent that I be able to complete my remarks in full before the vote. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. S. 316

For over 50 years, title X family planning clinics have played a significant role in ensuring access to reproductive and preventive health-care services for millions of low-income or uninsured individuals.

We have a moral, as well as an economic imperative to end Alzheimer's in our time.

section 36(b) of the Arms Export Control Act requires that Congress receive prior notification of certain proposed arms sales as defined by that statute. Upon such notification, the Congress has 30 calendar days during which the sale may…

Advancing equity for all through the delivery of health-care services is a priority for the title X family planning program.

I am worried that while we are talking broadly, the effect in Puerto Rico for the 3.5 million United States citizens is disproportionate.