I appreciate the work that is being done.

This is an issue I just want to bring to the Committee's attention because it is extremely frustrating.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

It is false equivalence to draw a comparison between the democratic system in the United States with all its imperfections, but nevertheless, a system devoted to democracy and personal freedom, that it is a false equivalence to compare…

Thank you for being here to tell the truth, even at great personal risk.

it is important that we always distinguish between actions of the Putin regime and the will of the Russian people.

I have talked to President Bush personally about this, and he thought it was a miscalculation in terms of looking into Putin's soul, that he regrets that.

I do not think there is any equivalence between a system of government based on the rule of law and democratic elections and a corrupt autocracy that is Vladimir Putin's regime.

I worry very much about this false equivalence that President Trump has created between the United States and Russia under Vladimir Putin.

Congress must reject the devastating cuts to NIH proposed by President Trump.

Now is the time to recommit ourselves to leadership with investments that reflect our priorities of innovation and health promotion.

Today, the single biggest danger we face in fighting cancer and other deadly diseases in this country is President Trump's budget.

I have the honor of representing some of the most esteemed health centers in the country.

Mr. President, today I wish to join the American people in celebrating Women's History Month. I would like to begin that celebration by paying homage to several women whose ingenuity and inventions have shaped modern society, but who, like…

Mr. President, I thank Chairman Corker for the manner in which this resolution of ratification has been handled in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. It has been handled in a nonpartisan way. We have had hearings, we have had votes…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to speak for up to 7 minutes prior to the vote. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered.

It is appropriate that this committee take a look at what we can do to make sure that, first, the Iran nuclear agreement is honored so that Iran does not become a nuclear weapons state.

I just really want to thank our two witnesses. I found this very, very beneficial.