Mr. President, it is my understanding that we are now going to have brief comments, alternating between the two sides. We will begin with Senator Gardner. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Colorado.

I thank the Presiding Officer. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The assistant Democratic leader.

And there is 10 minutes left on the Democratic side? The PRESIDING OFFICER. Fifteen minutes.

It is my understanding, then, that we will have that and then we move to an alternating session until the time of the vote. Is that correct? The PRESIDING OFFICER. There is equally divided time until the vote, after the time allotted for…

How much time is left? That is really what I was getting at. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The assistant Democrat leader.

It is my understanding that we have agreed to that. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Time is under the control of the Democratic leader.

Mr. President, just inquiring--it is my understanding that Senator Warner and Senator Coons are to speak now. Is that correct? The PRESIDING OFFICER. There is no order to that effect.

In 1963, President Kennedy, who served in this Chamber, spoke at American University about preventing nuclear war and that to do so it was necessary to deal with our most feared and distrusted enemy at the time, the Soviet Union, as…

I thank the chairman for the work that he has done on this issue and the awareness that he has helped to raise not only with Members of this body, but with the American people. The American people are speaking out. They do not want this…

The Scriptures do say let us study war no more, so that is why it is critical for us to support the President and our diplomats and give this deal a chance to succeed. This is a defining moment for our country and for the world. Let us…

Mr. President, I would like to thank the majority leader for scheduling this debate about the agreement struck by the Obama administration and the leaders of the Islamic Republic of Iran. It is important to highlight right up front what…

Let me thank our ranking member for yielding me time and also for your leadership on this vital global peace and national security issue. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong opposition to H. Res. 412, the rule providing for consideration of…

It is a distinct honor to introduce and honor guest chaplain Reverend Robert Michaels, from Brentwood, Tennessee. As is the tradition of this governing body, we begin each day with a prayer. I am so pleased that Chaplain Michaels is…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Gardner). Without objection, it is so ordered. Planned Parenthood

Mr. President, last month, before the August recess, the Senate took up legislation introduced by my friend Senator Joni Ernst that would have ended Federal funding for Planned Parenthood, transferring subsidies to other women's community…

I think in closing--I will leave the floor, so I am not burning up any more of our time--but I think there are very legitimate concerns about the fact we began this to dismantle Iran's nuclear program, to end their program, per the…

Mr. President, I thank the Senator from California for her service on the Foreign Relations Committee and her passionate comments. Obviously, I am in a very different place policywise than she is. I do want to point out there is…

I will be glad to take my colleague's question briefly, but I don't want to burn up a lot of our time.