I still remain somewhat concerned that you end up with a trove of data that involves American citizens, that can then be queried without further intervention by the court, which to me is the essence of the Fourth Amendment.

During our debate on the JCPOA, the intelligence community informed us that an all-out strike on the nuclear capacity of Iran would delay their program 2 years.

One of the things that really concerns me about the situation that we are in now, which is one of the most dangerous I can remember in my adult life, is accidental escalation, misperception.

I think we all need to study the Thucydides Trap with regard to China.

That is when wars start, is misunderstanding, misperception of each side's moves.

The real nightmare is nonstate actors obtaining nuclear weapons for whom deterrence would not work.

The responsibility of those of us in Congress is to create a predictable and streamlined set of regulations, such that we have an environment for the private sector, for businesses to invest, to grow, and to hire more of our constituents…

On rollcall No. 220 on passage of H.R. 1304, I am not recorded because I inadvertently missed the vote. Had I been present, I would have voted ``aye.'' Personal Explanation

I am seeking successful passage of S 979, a bill sponsored by Senator Bill Nelson, FL and Senator Susan Collins, ME.

I am not seeing an improvement in the statistics.

Thank you very much for your testimony and the work that you have been doing on this very important issue.

if I were in the position of a young midshipman who had been sexually assaulted and knew that they were going to face retribution by their peers or maybe by others at the academy, and that it was likely that nothing would happen to the…

There is just such a lack of respect for women there. Once we stepped through those gates, we were no longer human. We were just objects for them to conquer.

Unfortunately, just like many other universities, service academies, and even, we recently learned, the U.S. gymnastics team, the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) continues to face challenges in addressing incidents of sexual assault…

Victims simply must not be subjected to sexual assault and harassment nor face retribution for speaking up.

Those numbers are so high when you look at comparisons with other schools.

It is simply unacceptable that any midshipman would feel that way and would feel such a lack of respect.

The U.S. Merchant Marine Academy is a critical institution dedicated to ensuring that our country educates and retains credentialed officers in our armed services and merchant mariners for the maritime industry.