I support Israel's right to defend herself. I have always voted for defensive technology, which we should invest in. The Congress first supported Iron Dome funding a decade ago after a request made by President Obama. In 2014 I visited…

I know of no other debate before the Senate. ____________________

I thank the chairwoman for yielding, and I appreciate her bringing this important bill to the floor in such a timely manner. I rise today in speaking of the importance of defending innocent lives from indiscriminate attacks, because that…

In the spirit of transparency and accountability my amendment directs the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to probe whether the Department of Defense ever weaponized ticks with Lyme disease or any other dangerous pathogen. Two…

I thank Chairman Smith and his team for including several important amendments to this year's National Defense Authorization Act, and that includes my amendment that requires a report from the Department of Defense addressing instances…

They're incredibly necessary, certainly in Northern Jersey, and other areas across the country.

Unfortunately, our forecasts were not as accurate as they can be, and that's due in large part to outdated precipitation data.

I want to thank the two leaders that I joined, Senators Brown and Bennet, for championing this issue, not just for this Congress but for years. Before I came to Washington, these two men were standing up and talking about the moral core of…

Today I had a quick conversation with Tim Scott. We weren`t making progress. It was clear that we were not making good progress that we needed to make to give America what I think the largest civil rights protests we`ve had in our…

It was clear that we were not making the progress that we needed to make to give America what I think the largest civil rights protests we have had in our country`s history demands for substantive, meaningful reform.

The effort from the very beginning was to get police reform that would raise professional standards, police reform that would create a lot more transparency, and then police reform that would create accountability. And we were not able to…

Sending them to a country that has been just ravaged by earthquakes, ravaged by instability in its political and governmental realm, and dangerous with gangs.

I believe that I am motivated by that. That is American to me.

Whipping Haitians is unconscionable, unacceptable, un-American.

I thank the chairman for his work and commitment to this country's security. Madam Speaker, this bill continues the long, proud tradition of bipartisan work for the Tactical Air and Land Subcommittee; our commitment to securing our Nation…

I have an amendment at the desk. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of subtitle A of title XXVIII, add the following new section: SEC. 28__. IMPROVED…

State and local actions that ignore or even contradict the science put our children at risk.

It is on all of us to do everything that we can to keep them safe.