What each of these growing threats has in common is a failure of deterrence, brought on by a dangerous perception of American weakness and lack of resolve.

Are you sending the right number and type of forces in Syria and Iraq to achieve your strategy? Have you accurately defined their mission and objectives?

The reality today is that ISIL continues to gain territory in Iraq and Syria, while expanding its influence and presence across the Middle East, Africa, and Central Asia.

None of the so-called progress that the President cited suggests that we are on a path to success.

The desired end-states in Iraq and Syria are for each to achieve a state of political stability free from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.

I credit Senator Jim Inhofe for asking for some consideration with regards to an investigation by the GAO.

Iran and Russia could play constructive roles in achieving each of these end-states if they so choose; to date, they have chosen otherwise.

the IG confirms the endangerment finding was rushed, biased and flawed.

Confession is good for the soul.

I agree with the amendment because the amendment was saying climate is changing.

Mr. President, last week the Senate voted 97 to 1 to reauthorize the African Growth and Opportunity Act--AGOA--for 10 years. It was first enacted in 2000, so the 10 years were up and we had to get it reinstated. It provides the African…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that following Senator Warren's remarks, I be recognized. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The Senator from Massachusetts.

I recognize that he was not a member of the U.S. Senate in December 2009. That was right after the scandal came out.

I genuinely have a love for this guy. It is the hypocrites that I do not like.

Can you talk about how the EPA selects members and why it seems that well qualified experts like us are under-represented?

Climate is always changing. We understand that.

You probably agree with the statement made by Dr. Richard Lindzen of MIT when he said the regulation of carbon is a bureaucrat's dream. If you regulate carbon, you regulate life itself.

Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the gentleman from Texas, Chairman Smith, for his continued leadership on the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. H.R. 1561, the Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Act of 2015, prioritizes the…