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I regret the heartburn that has poured forth upon this Congress and this country and especially my state and in my congressional district. But the people who know me know I wouldn't have to even make this statement because they do know me…
I thank Senator Durbin for his kind remarks--more importantly, for 3 years of working together on this legislation, and it is great that it paid off. ____________________
This was a combined effort, one on a scale not often seen in Washington these days. I am grateful for everyone's work to bring about these historic reforms. Together, we have taken steps to reduce crime and recidivism, to strengthen faith…
If I had 2 minutes the last time, I should have had more than 2 seconds left over.
Before I speak, I think we need to give the Senator from Arkansas another 2 minutes because he was speaking on the wrong amendment that is before the Senate.
This is an unfortunate growing trend in Africa.
That has already warned, for example, the Burmese Government to reduce the size of the deep-sea port that China has proposed to build in their country.
Djibouti serves as a first example of the Chinese military stepping out of the Chinese territory.
I would not at all be surprised if the Chinese are working to restrict what we can do with drones in Djibouti.
I think maybe most of us would agree that, for the better part, our interests are maybe not the same as their interests.
The rise of China as a strategic competitor to the United States presents an array of challenges to our national security interests around the globe.
You cannot possibly know what is going on, and with my experience with whistleblowers, I have found that almost all of them, obviously not every one of them, because some do have an ax to grind, but they just want to government to do what…
I do have an act that is called the SWAMP Act, which would move all of our headquarters of Federal agencies outside of the immediate Washington, DC, area.
They weigh 130 pounds and they've got calves the size of cantaloupes because they're hauling 75 pounds of marijuana across the desert.
We can't restore our civilization with somebody else's babies.
No, don't you do that. Do not associate me with that shooter.
For everyone who's a valedictorian, there's another hundred out there that they weigh 130 pounds and they've got calves the size of cantaloupes because they're holding 75 pounds of marijuana across the desert.