Mr. President, I come to the floor with a lot of other folks to talk about the health care in this country. I think one of the goals we all share--and maybe we are not sure how to get there--is how to make sure that everybody who needs…

the letter that I sent on January 11th was not just to the EPA. It was to the head of the EPA and also the Assistant Secretary at the Army.

The fractured Middle East underscores my fundamental belief that the United States cannot pursue a hard-nosed security agenda or economic ties without prioritizing values such as political inclusion, human rights, and a free, active media…

President Obama leaves the next administration as an inheritance strengthened relationships with historic allies in Europe and Asia.

I would suggest re-reading President Kennedy's commencement address at American University.

Our values are our interests when it comes to human rights and humanitarian assistance.

We need an open and frank dialogue with Russia regarding its ambitions so we know how to chart our own course.

Supporting human rights in our foreign policy is a key component of clarifying to a watching world what America stands for.

We and Russia may be rewarded at some point with catastrophe.

It is the intelligence community's assessment that the Kremlin has a longstanding plan to undermine the global democratic order.

I think we should be using all of our tools to push back on this Russian aggression.

Providing advice and consent on the nominees of the President is one of the most important constitutional powers of the Senate.

It is my hope we could strengthen sanctions to show our determination to contain Putin's aggression and to push back on his adversarial actions.

I do think that we should work in concert and in consultation, but there are some tools that Congress sometimes chooses to move forward with.

A finding that Congress must fully examine--including its implications for our security.

It is dangerous for the United States, for Russia and for the world when we have virtually no dialogue on reducing nuclear risks.

We cannot look the other way at allies who do not meet their obligations.

We must continue to denounce the Maduro government's undemocratic practices, call for the release of political prisoners, and enforce sanctions against Venezuelan human rights violators and narcotics traffickers.