I want to make sure folks who are here can see this, too, and, so, kind of make it personal for the rest of the hearing.

You are saying, not only--you are saying folks were not just not trained, in some instances, they really were mistrained.

we have to have robust components for those kinds of programs, prevention and education and treatment.

Congress could also make a difference by passing the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act, which would designate up to $80 million to advancing substance abuse prevention and treatment in State and local communities.

the Aging Committee's primary purpose is to shine a spotlight on problems.

Many of us in the Senate have been really focused on the FDA approval of certain opioid prescription medicines for young people and been highly, highly critical of that.

If we are focusing on family and patient education and we are particularly focused on patients and the families of patients who are seniors, what are good educational strategies that you would suggest to us?

I want to take this opportunity to personally thank you, Senator Kaine, for your support of REVIVE! and for the distribution of naloxone.

Mr. President, I thank my colleagues for taking the floor on this important matter. While I serve on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, I actually want to talk about this issue from my standpoint on the Senate Armed Services…

Social Security has to be the base for our social safety net system and that payroll-based deductions are the most effective way for individuals to save.

We have 125,000 Americans, miners, many of them dependent upon the UMWA 1974 Pension Fund.

The sooner we get at it, the better for a whole lot of mine workers who, through no fault of their own, are about to lose a set of benefits.

is essentially rewriting the law by blowing wide open a small window of discretion that Congress gave it for law enforcement and national security reasons.

Mr. President, I rise today to talk about a pending legislative matter we will be discussing later in the day, the American Security Against Foreign Enemies Act of 2015. This is the title of the bill that was passed by the House in…

They are a very important ally. If confirmed, obviously, I will build a close relationship with their military leadership.

I am a strong supporter of the Trans-Pacific Partnership. I think it should be passed.

The expenditure or investment of our money in any region, particularly our neighbors, needs to be very carefully evaluated, and there needs to be accountability.

Members of this committee, Senator Menendez and others, have really focused a lot on OAS reform.