I am a strong believer in the potential of U.S. foreign assistance, not just to provide vital, even lifesaving, support, but also to strengthen our leadership role in the world.

We need to look differently at how we do emergency response for refugees and how we do sustainable development.

It is unacceptable that these wealthy countries are nearly all punching below their weight.

Our strongest link, of course, is that we are all democracies.

We may need to hold the line against Putin in eastern Europe for some time to come.

I feel like we've given Russia ample opportunity to take the so-called 'exit ramp' over the last two years. He has refused to do so.

We've got to guard against [Putin's] hybrid offensive.

The security of Tallinn was equal to us, as important as is Paris or Berlin or London.

The NATO alliance remains so important to the United States.

We have a vote that has been called, and so we have a short amount of time.

Good afternoon, Mr. President. For more than a year now, I have come to the Senate floor on a pretty regular basis. One of our colleagues sitting here I think is the Presiding Officer's relief, and he has heard me come and talk about some…

We know you don't control what happens in Russia or the Congo, but you do control what happens in America.

That's why the Obama administration is proposing legislation to require all companies formed in the United States to identify their 'beneficial ownership.'

Last year the Medicaid Part B program spent, I believe, about $22 billion on prescription drugs.

I think we need to stay on top of it like we stayed on top of it in 2016 to deliver this year on this budget.

So maybe 80 years from now when your tombstone is erected, it might also say, 'He was also against improper payments.'

We care deeply about access to medications, innovation, and better health outcomes.

I hope these 7 months that lie ahead for the administration and for you, if confirmed--and I think you will be--I just would encourage you and your team that you work with to just get as much done as you can.