To enhance the economic and national security of America. Those are inextricably linked.

The Chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Rebecca Blank, has come into my office the last 2 years, both times asking for relief from regulations.

Political will is the most important ingredient and a focus of Vice President Joe Biden's successful personal engagement with the leaders of the Northern Triangle.

I would urge you to spend some time with him.

I have been very impressed with Vice President Biden's persistent, engaged, effective leadership on the issues in the Northern Triangle, and it is my hope that that will be sustained into the next administration and by members of this…

Mr. President, I thank my colleague from Connecticut--who has been determined, engaged, and thoughtful--for his wise words today and for his persistence and his efforts in making sure that our colleagues on both sides of the aisle are…

Mr. President, in the months since world powers reached an agreement to block Iran's pathway to building a nuclear weapon, Iran's behavior has given the international community reasons for both some optimism and continuing, serious…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that Dan Pedraza of my staff be granted floor privileges for the duration of today's session. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to enter into a colloquy with the Senators from Minnesota and Connecticut. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Iran

Mr. President, I want to thank Senators Klobuchar and Blumenthal for joining me in this colloquy, and I yield the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Tillis). The majority leader. Unanimous Consent Agreement--S. 2012 Mr. McCONNELL. Mr…

I believe the President made the right call in this instance. I am glad he has done this.

Do we have any idea of the degree to which a baby born with this disease--this brain disease that you have described--to what extent does it impair their ability to function?

the Vice President should be sort of the person to lead this.

There ought to be somebody in the Administration, one senior person, to lead it.

The CDC announced this week, as was described earlier, that the Zika virus is now confirmed to be a source of significant brain damage to developing fetuses.

one of their recommendations spoke--or at least attempted to speak to the point you have just made.

If not the Vice President, how about the junior Senator from, maybe, New Jersey? He does not have much going on now.

It is not how high we jump up in church on Sunday that matters. It is what we do when our feet hit the ground.