I just hope that you will hold onto the commitment that you made today, because it's not going to be easy.

Will you commit to giving the Commander in Chief, the President, unpleasant news that may be inconsistent with his policy preferences, based upon the best intelligence that the CIA can develop?

I call this the Protect Workers in Rural America amendment. One of the lesser known provisions of the Affordable Care Act is that it doesn't allow insurance companies to discriminate against people because of their occupations. Before the…

The larger question--the great foreign policy mistakes of my lifetime--Vietnam, Bay of Pigs, and Iraq--all were based in one way or another on bad intelligence or, more accurately, intelligence that was tailored to fit the demands of the…

My conscience compels me to vote no. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Debate is not allowed during a vote. The Senate will be in order.

I rise this afternoon to supplement some remarks I made on the floor last evening about the Affordable Care Act. Last night, I talked about my own experience as a young staff member in the U.S. Senate 43 years ago when, because I had an…

my colleagues have spoken tonight eloquently about a number of consequences that would follow from the repeal of the Affordable Care Act: increasing drug costs for seniors, a devastating impact on rural hospitals, elimination of consumer…

I am pleased to join Senator Shelby in presenting my friend and colleague, Senator Jeff Sessions.

The IC's conclusion that the Russians sought to assist President-elect Trump's campaign depend upon an assessment... that the Russians covertly collected information from primarily Democratic sources.

we have talked a lot about the Russians' attempt to mold public opinion for our campaign

I do think that it's important that we understand more fully the extent of Russian intrusions into the electoral process to try to shape public opinion.

The irony of your making that statement here I cannot avoid.

I think that is--and he said, 'That's a dangerous situation, because we don't want our military separated from the society.'

I would suggest that--yes, that's right.

RT is a significant media presence.

It also makes it too easy for the rest of society--meaning Presidents and Congresses--to talk about wars and deployment of troops if there's no widespread of--element of sacrifice.

today I wish to congratulate Secretary Ray Mabus on his retirement as the 75th Secretary of the Navy. It has been a great pleasure to work with Secretary Mabus during his impressive and storied tenure as the longest serving Secretary of…

What we saw in this country this fall...was an example of a Russian strategy that has been playing out in Europe.