Mr. President, I wish to express my gratitude to Senator Cardin for leading this great delegation of 10 Senators to the Paris Conference of Parties--the COP21, the global climate change conference in Paris--and to Senator Shaheen of New…

Mr. President, I mentioned to the Presiding Officer in our brief conversation before I came to the podium that one of the things I try to do every month or so is come to the floor, usually when things are slower and there is not a lot…

Our President Barack Obama has spoken of African solutions to African problems.

Members of this Congress are committed to not letting such a stain on humanity happen again.

I was very encouraged by the President's leadership in renewing a call to more advanced militaries to deliver not just logistics and intelligence and supplies, but trainers and troops.

I continue as an appropriator to advocate for funding peacekeeping and for dealing with some of these challenges.

I share the concerns expressed by many colleagues about the active enforcement of the JCPOA and ongoing work to enforce U.N. Security Council resolutions.

There needs to be accountability for those who have been fomenting violence.

I cannot tell you how many African heads of state have lobbied me personally on trying to get into MCC.

Well, in my experience in Africa, it is striking that the lines on the map that divide countries were often drawn fairly arbitrarily a century ago by European powers.

I think one that in the places that I have visited allows us to compete directly with China.

I am a huge supporter. I am convinced that it is a different way to do development.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I just simply wanted to observe that we have a broadly representative and qualified group of folks who were brought here to talk about overregulation and its impact on minority communities.

I thank the Senator from Vermont for calling the Senate's attention to the challenges facing coffee producers in the Eastern Congo. The Congress passed the African Growth and Opportunity Act, AGOA, to advance economic growth and political…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that following my remarks, the Senators from Connecticut and Ohio be recognized. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered. Tribute to Fred Sears

Mr. President, I rise to recognize a close friend from Delaware, Fred Sears, a community leader and a passionate advocate for all in our community, a man whose name is synonymous with business leadership and public service in my home State…

If you have it, nothing else matters. If you do not have it, nothing else matters.

Leadership is important. I think one of the important factors is to establish some core values-- transparency, accountability of leadership, communication, and I think those are values that should be embedded in an agency, regardless of…