I want to applaud your focus on intellectual property theft and on trade secret theft, both in your spoken and written testimony.

I simply want to thank Senator Hatch for his real leadership in cosponsoring with me the Defend Trade Secrets Act.

I think that is a great idea, and I look forward to working with you in close partnership.

Girls in Nigeria and around the world are risking their lives every day just to get an education.

I come to the floor to speak about a real opportunity that we have this week in this Congress and in this Senate to come together in a bipartisan way to adopt measures that will actually create jobs and help grow our economy. This week we…

More than 300 people were murdered during a Boko Haram attack in Gamboru just last week.

the debate about whether to designate Boko Haram dates back many years, to at least 2011.

Thank you for your focus on peace-building, on respecting human rights, and on reconciliation.

I am concerned we may not have enough resources to do what we should and what we must in Nigeria and elsewhere.

we want the U.S. Senate to push to see how we can have more of the civil actions going on right now in the region

we can most be helpful in supporting reconciliation and development in the north that will address some of the root causes of the Boko Haram insurgency

I am reminded today that my experience is not unique and millions of people throughout northeastern Nigeria are affected by violence and gross violations of their individual rights and freedoms.

Parents should not have to be afraid to send their children to school, no child should live through the horror these girls have experienced, and no family should have to confront these threats alone.

Do you see some value in a Federal role in supporting State and local law enforcement given how criminals do not stop when they hit the border?

One of the key Federal roles in this program is that the National Institutes of Justice test and certify which vests are appropriate, are current, are fitted appropriately, use the latest technology.

I think what the SEC does is, like the CFTC, critically important to a well-functioning capital market that is secure and transparent.

I support funding the President's request at $1.7 billion.

I happen to be from the small State of Delaware where crime crosses city and county and State lines routinely.