your request for additional funding is something I certainly support, and I hope that we can continue to enhance this

As a result, 26 Senators signed a letter that I spearheaded with Senator Heidi Heitkamp to Secretary Burwell asking CMS to take a look at the results of those well-intentioned questions.

As Senator Collins mentioned in her opening remarks, seniors are inextricably and often unwittingly linked to increased availability of prescription opioids.

it is a great pleasure to join the Senator from Washington State, Ms. Cantwell, in discussing some very important provisions that were included in the Customs conference report that the Senate acted on earlier this afternoon. As Senators…

I am very pleased to join my colleague from New England, Senator Leahy, in introducing our bill, the Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act. Our bill would strengthen Federal law to make it easier for prosecutors to effectively go after…

I wish to speak in support of the North Korea Sanctions Enforcement Act. Last week, North Korea launched a space satellite into orbit in direct violation of U.N. sanctions. Last month, North Korea tested its fourth nuclear bomb since 2006…

It is my pleasure to introduce the President's nominee to be our next Ambassador to Lithuania, Anne Hall.

We have got to get back into the business of communications, it seems to me.

It's not deterrence if it's not articulated.

The best way to do that paradoxically is to prepare for war.

I think we are facing a more diverse and serious threat environment than we have faced in any of our adult lives.

There is a danger, particularly I am concerned, as is Senator Kaine, that we have ceded our congressional power over war-making to the executive.

Does deterrence work with North Korea? Are they concerned about the possibility of being obliterated if they attack?

I don't understand calling somebody an ally who's--and having them produce these death-dealing substances.

The budget control caps were set in 2011.

Here we are, trying to fit the defense posture of this country, subsequent to all those events, within caps that were established five years ago.

We need to send a very strong message to the Russians.

We cannot keep going for these very perfect weapon systems that everybody has a piece of.