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What's the end game this time? Is it going to repeat what we've done before? Are we going to get bogged down for 10 years or more again?

The administration's requirement that this new Syrian force could only fight ISIL, not the Assad regime, which has killed far more Syrians than ISIL

Putin has deployed strike aircraft, T-90 tanks, Howitzers, armored personnel carriers, Russian marines, and housing for up to 1,500 personnel in military bases in western Syria.

This is an expansion of Russian power in the Middle East that we have not seen in 4 decades.

I would think, General Dempsey, it has been pointed out here that we have spent multiple years, 10 years plus, a trillion dollars, lost a lot of lives in Iraq, and we had 100,000 troops there at one time trying to train and defend and get…

When are we ever going to stop giving equipment to the people that will not defend it and fight for it?

Did we not see signs that Maliki was incompetent, that he would have gone strictly to a sectarian position?

As you can tell, this is a pretty sensitive subject and it is a very concerning subject to all of us.

I just think that basically my question would be, overall are we trying to defend the British lines that were drawn 100 years ago and putting people in a territory that they do not believe that that is their country? I mean, why are we…

The Mideast will never be the Mideast again.

If you are not going to be doing drilling for oil, why should there be seismic testing?

I would like to go on record basically saying I have spoken to all the utilities, major utilities of the United States of America.

Last week my good friend, Senator Heidi Heitkamp from North Dakota, and I introduced a package of five bills to set a clear path forward for coal.

CCUS is not just a coal technology but one that will be used across the fossil energy sector.

Myself and Sheldon Whitehouse, that you would not suspect coming from two different spectrums. We both agree that we have a responsibility as humans for the climate.

The program would work to preserve low cost electricity, diversify our nation's energy supply by keeping coal competitive.

So I think most Americans would find this absolutely absurd. That is why Senator Manchin and I are working to change this policy.

One of the strongest arguments being made for privatizing or incorporating our air traffic control system, is it would allow it to be financially self-sustaining, free from the political forces that often drive Federal appropriations.