Mr. Speaker, today, I am grateful to express my appreciation to Lieutenant Colonel Rocko Rodriguez, U.S. Air Force, of San Antonio, Texas. For the past year, I have had the privilege of working alongside Rocko in the office as he served…

Mr. Speaker, sadly, this weekend marks the 10-year anniversary of the death of Marine Lieutenant Colonel Joseph Trane McCloud, a former Military Fellow in my office, an American hero. Trane served in the office in 2003, promoting democracy…

Mr. Speaker, I thank Chairman Mac Thornberry for yielding. I am grateful for his success in promoting peace through strength. I am in strong support of the National Defense Authorization Act of 2017. Generations of my family have served…

Mr. Speaker, last Friday began a new era for the people of Cuba. For too long, the murderous dictatorship of Fidel Castro has reduced one of Latin America's wealthiest countries to mass poverty in order to benefit the Communist elite and…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of S. 10, introduced earlier today. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The legislative clerk read as follows: A bill…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the bill be read a third time and passed and the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The bill (S. 10) was…

Mr. President, I thank Senator Casey for joining me on the floor. There is no question that much of our country yearns for a day when Republicans and Democrats come together on issues that impact who we are as a nation. I am thankful that…

The reason we are not building 52 is because of money, not because demand.

But Secretary Carter said we are going to build 40. Is it because of budgets?

The A-10 works today, but it is not going to work forever.

If we do not modernize our force, we will pay a price.

He said I got to do something because I just do not have enough money, so I am going to, like, go from 52 to 40.

It makes no sense to me to retire the A-10 because it actually works.

Mr. Speaker, today I rise to speak out against hate. Across our country, incidents of hate crimes and harassment are on the rise. Just this last week, the trend reared its ugly head in my hometown of Tallahassee. A community office was…

Mr. President, I would like to address the body for just a moment. Senator McCain is on his way. We are talking about a problem we are trying to solve that is an important problem for our Nation as a whole and I think eventually for all of…

If I could add to what Senator McCain said, the language we are talking about putting back into the statute was originally there. Somebody took the discretionary function language out of the original bill. I guess a lot of them missed it…

Mr. Speaker, Tuesday morning, President-elect Donald Trump made an extraordinary cabinet selection by appointing Chairman Dr. Tom Price to serve as America's Secretary of Health and Human Services. President-elect Trump announced…

Mr. Speaker, President-elect Donald Trump nominated South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley to be America's Ambassador to the United Nations. President-elect Trump has announced: Governor Haley has a proven record of bringing people together…