I have been here since 2001, on the VA Committee in the House and now in the Senate, and this is just something that has been difficult.

Well, we look forward to hearing the progress, you know, as these things go forward. And it certainly seems like a big step in the right direction.

Madam President, I rise today to honor Dr. Jim Rollins, an Arkansan who has dedicated his life to public education. Dr. Rollins is the superintendent of the Springdale, AR, public schools, where he has served since 1980. Dr. Rollins…

It is $25 billion in debt. And while the program does help some Americans with moderate incomes, as well as farmers, it also takes money from working-class Americans to subsidize beach homes for the rich.

I think we can all agree that we would not like to see an infusion of taxpayer cash repeatedly into the program.

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Mars, Incorporated, and Mars Petcare's Fort Smith, Arkansas, facility which was recently honored with the Two Million Man Hour Safety Award from the Arkansas Department of Labor. As a family-owned…

Mr. President, when President Trump began his campaign for the White House, he made national security and, in particular, homeland security a cornerstone of his platform. His calls to secure the border to keep terrorists off U.S. soil and…

Mr. Speaker, the distinguished minority leader from Maryland certainly knows my great affection for him and his leadership of the opposition. We are the opposition here. I have to say that should he not have access to C-SPAN, like all of…

I thank the gentleman. Reclaiming my time, I recognize that. But the American people, Mr. Leader, want us to work to correct the deficiencies in the Affordable Care Act, to repeal and replace it, make it better for the American people, to…

To what extent is Russia and, for that matter, other hostile powers in the old world aiming to tie down the United States, our attention, and our resources in the new world so we cannot project power and influence into the old world?

Is it fair to say the INF Treaty is a treaty that is more beneficial to the United States than it is to Russia?

Stealth technology has advanced considerably over the last 30 years. Are our adversaries' radars advancing as well to counteract our advances in stealth technology?

Without a new air-launched cruise missile, you foresee a future in which that B-21 might have to penetrate into advanced air defenses rather than being able to use a stand-off cruise missile?

I want to turn to the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty.

Your recommendation is that we proceed with an LRSO program.

I would like to associate myself with the remarks of Senator Blumenthal on the helicopter program.

Russia is attempting to increase their influence throughout the Middle East.

What is the level of political consensus and stability between the north and the south in that country right now?