In 2015, the Congress directed the administration to deduct from our aid to the Palestinians in relation to the terrorism-related payments.

I have sponsored the Open Act and we are working together.

I want to give Pam Bondi, the attorney general, and others credit for this.

Mr. President, I have, since the year 2014, come to the Senate floor on numerous occasions, perhaps more than I hoped to, to discuss the developing situation in the nation of Venezuela. The reason why I have taken such an interest in this…

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and honor the great community stewardship of Mr. Clarence Gooden, recently retired president of the CSX Railroad. In 2003, Mr. Speaker, I was newly elected sheriff of the city of Jacksonville…

I sponsored a bill to reauthorize a congenital heart program.

Last Congress, the FAA bill included a provision, which Senator Klobuchar championed, to require that all flight attendants receive training on how to recognize and respond to potential human trafficking.

On behalf of Florida Abolitionist, I want to give a special thanks to Chairman John Thune, Ranking Senator Bill Nelson, from my state, and all the members of the Committee for the invitation to this informational hearing.

Have they been a willing participant?

Florida being number three in the number of calls.

This Congress, I joined Chairman Thune and Senator Klobuchar on legislation to improve our response to trafficking in the transportation sector by increasing awareness, expanding training, and providing a new penalty to discourage human…

Groups like the Truckers Against Trafficking train truck drivers to spot signs of trafficking and report the concerns to the hotline.

Florida ranks third in the country for the number of cases reported in 2016.

Train the taxi drivers to spot trafficking.

This is a widespread problem that we need to put all the potential solutions on the table.

Well, when you train truckers, give me an example of what your training is like. What do you teach them?

The traffickers promise these kids all kinds of things--money, clothes, drugs, housing--and they have no idea the price that they're going to pay.

I don't see that. If it is after the fact, I don't see the interference in decision-making.