I hope that the administration will have a different attitude going forward in terms of Congress' role and oversight in implementation of the deal.

The single most important element that will determine whether this JCPOA works or not is the verification.

the IAEA was right in March 2003 when they said that Iraq did not have a program of weapons of mass destruction.

I fully expect that we will play our appropriate role.

I’ve wondered about whether the cyber domain would eventually become so significant that there may be the need to consider creating a dedicated Cyber Academy.

I always come back with a high degree of real inspiration for the service.

On the Navy side, less than half of our Navy's ships are ready to meet wartime plans.

To accommodate a constrained top-line, PB17 defers near-term modernization, which will only exacerbate a coming bow wave of strategic recapitalization and other procurement requirements.

the risk of falling back into sequester and punishing our national security is the significant concern that we're grappling with.

The cumulative effect of top-line reductions over the past several years has limited the flexibility and resiliency of the joint force.

I hope part of what we might try to do in the NDAA this year is just agree, look, we are not required to continue a sequester that was put in place with budget caps in the summer of 2011.

America's strength is in its values.

We need to do a more effective job using your diplomatic skills.

The U.S. Embassy in Beirut is hallowed ground.

At the end of the day, what will save Lebanon are institutions and not personal relationships and individuals.

I see more Virginians here than if I was down in Richmond strolling around my neighborhood.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that Sanjay Mukhi, Michael Pascual, and Heather Ichord, congressional fellows in my office, be granted floor privileges for the remainder of the 114th Congress. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without…

Madam President, I also rise to support the North Korea Sanctions and Policy Enhancement Act of 2016. It is good to see on the floor colleagues who have worked on this important legislation from Maryland, New Jersey, our committee chair…