Mr. President, I want to start by thanking my colleague from Massachusetts for the clarity and passion he brings to this debate. I, too, am here to strongly oppose the nomination of Andrew Wheeler to be the Deputy Administrator of the…

We are running very close to a deadline on certification.

It has also been very clear that Europe has said pretty directly we cannot unilaterally, the West, modify the agreement.

I want to know your views.

You have been pretty clear about the outcome you would like to see in North Korea, which I believe--if I am misstating this, please, let me know--which is regime change.

I need to correct the record. I understand the President's position. I was asking the nominee's position.

I appreciate that. And then I want to get to a topic that you and I talked about in my office, and that is torture.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Let me--tomorrow Vice President Pence will be heading to Peru for the Summit of the Americas.

Do we have your assurances that you will work closely with us in implementing that statute?

There is no question that Iran is a bad actor here, and they continue to be a bad actor.

I want to thank your family, because this clearly is going to be a family sacrifice.

Mr. President, this week the Senate is considering two important labor-related nominations: the nominations of John Ring to serve as a Member of the National Labor Relations Board, NLRB, and Patrick Pizzella to serve as Deputy Secretary of…

Mr. President, today I wish to celebrate the contributions of Renee Sprow, who dedicated over 30 years of service to the Small Business Development Center, SBDC, network. Ms. Sprow spent her career promoting economic development and the…

Medicaid provides comprehensive, affordable care to more than 70 million Americans regardless of their preexisting health conditions.

I would love to see the follow through on that.

Mr. Chairman, thank you very much.

One dollar of an improper payment is a dollar too much, whether it is a dollar at Medicaid, or the VA, or the Pentagon.

I think we want to take a look at nailing that down.