What makes us believe that, when we train-and-equip them, that they will turn their attention to fighting ISIL?

You and the President have made a very strong case that ISIL, if left unchecked, will be a threat to Europe and to the United States.

Do you see evidence that this kind of effort is working, that these tribal leaders that have been marginalized or excluded are now going to trust what we're doing?

I rise today to support the Paycheck Fairness Act. Equal pay for equal work is the law of the land. It has been for over 50 years. Yet the law is one thing and the reality is quite another. Women still get paid far less than men for the…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Paycheck Fairness Act

I think it is difficult to see any so-called political solution on the horizon, given the situation on the ground.

I ask unanimous consent that privileges of the floor be granted to the following member of my staff, Maeve Whelan- Wuest, for the duration of today, September 9, 2014. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered…

Change needs to come from the Libyan people, that we don't have a good track record of nation building in other countries.

this isn't about a specific country whether it is Libya or Iraq or Syria.

listening to the good Senator from Texas, I feel as though I am in a parallel universe. I rise to support S.J. Res. 19, an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that ensures our democracy is for the people--for the people, not for…

I was absent on July 28, 2014, and missed the opportunity to vote on the confirmation of Ms. Pamela Harris to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Fourth Circuit, Vote No. 242. I wish to state for the record my support for Ms. Harris's…

Your description for why this bill is necessary and what you hope to accomplish makes a very strong case for how it has been supported in a bipartisan way.

For many years, the U.S. Congress and this committee have stood strongly behind Burma's democracy movement in fighting to bring an end to one of the world's most brutal military regimes.

Your report put forth a number of recommendations. I am particularly looking at Recommendations 17 to 23, and the VA has said that they will meet those recommendations by September 2015.

I am here to support and to voice a strong support for Judge Loretta Biggs.

The revelations over wait times at the Department of Veterans Affairs and other systemic problems at the VA have severely shaken the trust that veterans, their families, and the general public should have in the VA health care system.

Can you talk a little bit more about how a system as vast as the VA can make cultural changes?

Now is not the time for the United States to embrace a military that has not shown even an interest in change.