I prefer to be energy secure next year. Not necessarily independent, but secure.

And many of the arguments they make are not relevant in today's abundance of natural resources.

I rise to speak about S. Res. 154. S. Res. 154 is a resolution I submitted last month with Senator Blumenthal. It calls for fair and free elections in Iran and points out that the Iranian regime is fundamentally illegitimate. Americans…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Iran Elections

We would like to see things happen a lot faster, and my concern about sanctions is really achieving the new normal in Iran.

I think it results in an ineffective outcome.

I think that development in North America will go a long way.

What happens if the Internet is intermittent and dial-up?

this is a critical issue for us, and it is a critical infrastructure issue for the development and the continued viability of rural America.

Lest you think that this is an unimportant issue to North Dakota, I want to point out that the two Senators whose names were invoked in the testimony were Senator Conrad and Senator Burdick, both from North Dakota and both deeply concerned…

I think anyone who understands Indian country knows that very many Native Americans in terms of a percentage of their population serve in really double, triple, quadruple numbers in the armed services.

I appreciate the opportunity to join my esteemed colleague from the great State of South Carolina in support of S. Res. 65, expressing our strong support for our close friend and ally, Israel. This resolution right up front says--I want to…

I thank my colleague. I do want to respond to some comments that were made in regard to the Sugar Program and the cost of sugar for American consumers. It is very important to understand that the price of sugar in the United States is…

I want to take several minutes to respond to some of the comments that were made here in regard to the farm bill, and specifically the Sugar Program. We have got a vote coming up. The PRESIDING OFFICER. We currently have an order to move…

I do not think there is any doubt there is still a digital divide in this country, and that is my point.

I hear about clinics shutting down because they do not have the capacity and do not have the staff to even open up on a Friday.

yesterday I came to the floor of the Senate to talk not only about the farm bill, but specifically about the importance of the Sugar Program to the compromise that is the farm bill. I talked about growers getting protections in terms of…

I will pledge this. I am chairing on the Ag Committee the Rural Development Subcommittee, and this is an area that goes beyond telemedicine.