this legislation is really reflecting the constitutional requirement that before men and women of the Armed Forces are deployed in hostilities, that it requires congressional authorization.

the Maduro regime's corruption and negligence has devastated Venezuela's economy, starved its people, and brought the Nation to the brink of collapse.

Under Article I of the Constitution, Congress decides whether America will go to war.

The Constitution gave Congress, not the executive branch, the power to determine when the United States goes to war.

The Constitution and the War Powers Resolution are clear that it is our responsibility to consider the use of force before any troops are introduced into hostilities.

And I think we are going to see more and more of this conflict in the gray zone below the threshold of armed conflict.

Cyber, as we understand it in government, will always be something that creates risk to go along with its great promise.

I think that has to be a high priority, and certainly more support for the Cyber Excepted Service is going to have the support of this subcommittee and the committee as a whole.

We collectively benefit from the opportunities afforded by the technology that we incorporate into our lives.

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Anytime that our enemies or adversaries do something that goes unanswered, I think it just emboldens them further.

Technology and the internet have fundamentally changed how citizens, the Nation, the military, and our adversaries in the world operate.

It is important for it to have full support and full resourcing.

However, the connections that we rely on also create vulnerabilities and new potential avenues for our adversaries to exploit at our Nation's expense.

I think it is important that we meet them at every challenge.

Arsenic, too, is a naturally occurring substance, but you don't want too much of it.

If I may, Madam President, I would like to remark on the figure that Senator Van Hollen used of the recent measurement in our atmosphere of a carbon dioxide concentration of 411 parts per million. Standing on its own, that may not seem…

I thank Senator Van Hollen for joining me in this colloquy and for speaking today on the floor. I see the distinguished ranking member of the Finance Committee here. I yield the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Oregon.