I have introduced the VA's proposal (S. 1693) to exempt newly enrolled veterans from this requirement.

Finally, this agreement isn't about trust. The deal requires verification that Iran is cooperating before sanctions can be lifted. If Iran cheats, we can snap back sanctions with international support. We can initiate military operations…

I support the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action that we have agreed to with our international partners and with Iran. This agreement, implemented effectively, is the best option we have to prevent Iran from getting a nuclear weapon. I sit…

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Kauai Economic Opportunity, a nonprofit multiagency known as KEO. For half a century, this agency has been providing services to thousands of Kauai residents in need, to ease the pain of poverty…

Thank you, Mr. President. A President of the United States once said of his Nation's enemy that we cannot ``wish away the differences between our two societies and our philosophies, but we should always remember that we do have common…

Pilots have reported a surge in close calls with UAS: nearly 700 by mid-August of this year as compared to 238 in all of 2014.

Through the Chair, I understand the time for the colloquy is about to expire. Just to respond to the Senator from California, if there is no objection, I would just say that we really do need Republican leadership here. Prior to about 10…

I thank the Senator from Massachusetts and Senators Whitehouse and Boxer for their great leadership. I am really appreciative of the senior Senator from New York for taking the time to come to the floor to demonstrate his commitment to…

I rise today to speak against the bill to defund Planned Parenthood. I see this bill and others like it as nothing less than an assault on women's health. What else can you call it when defunding Planned Parenthood will result in 2.7 women…

I want to talk a little about the particulars of the Clean Power Plan and address some of the questions that have been raised by some of the opponents. I think the first premise has to be that carbon is an airborne pollutant; that the…

I don't think that our allies who have been part of this process, with the objective of stopping Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon, and with the objective of averting a war over this question, would simply abandon that objective.

the Secretary has said that he intends to eliminate homelessness in veterans by the end of this year, and the clock is ticking.

Our continuing collaboration will be really critical to our addressing the homelessness in Hawaii in a way that will make a difference.

There are a lot of questions as to whether or not our P5+1 partners would even get back to the table.

Anyone who says 'mahalo,' I know has familiarity with Hawaii.

I really commend you all for the focus.

I am really concerned about these trends.

We have to work together on a spectrum pipeline for the future.