The President has put forward what I would consider a red line, in terms of U.S. policy.

today, I wish to recognize and honor the extraordinary service and sacrifice of U.S. Army 1LT Clayton R. Cullen of Bicknell, IN. Dedication to his country, loyalty to his fellow servicemembers, and a deep love for his family and faith…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of the following nomination: Executive Calendar No. 387. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will report the nomination. The…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate vote on the nomination with no intervening action or debate; that if confirmed, the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table; that the President be immediately notified of the…

I am pleased to rise in support of this legislation because I think it addresses a fundamental flaw in how we have looked at operational risk capital. Fundamentally, we want banks to hold capital necessary for the risks they are taking…

Earlier this Congress, the House unanimously passed my bill, H.R. 2872, the Promoting Hydropower Development at Existing Non-powered Dams Act.

Thank you for conducting today's hearing in western Pennsylvania and inviting testimony from United States Steel Corporation.

Senator Casey's leadership in convening this forum on trade law enforcement and improving America's infrastructure is very much appreciated.

As you noted, we were twice the victims of cyber-espionage, which included the indictment of members of the Chinese military.

This is not only an important issue to me but to national security.

It is my understanding that the platform transition that we are looking for requires a strategic basing action.

I think it is important to ensure we are investing in our national labs. I think they are extraordinarily critical.

I believe that the government needs to be an effective steward of the taxpayer dollar.

In light of how critical all of those are and the budget challenges that we have as well, now more than ever we need to be sharing information, services, and parts across the Services to control cost and risk in this undertaking.

I want to talk to you about what we talked about in my office, which is the opioid crisis.

the administration needs to have a clear vision and a comprehensive strategy.

I think the Congress, and you particularly, have been very helpful.

I cannot sit in front of the Senate, I cannot sit in front of Congress, I cannot sit in front of the President and say, yes, sir, because of that threat, we do not need this capability because the threat exists.