The answer is no.

Mr. Speaker, in my home State of Rhode Island and all across America, people are working harder than ever just to get by. Wages are flat and costs continue to rise. In fact, just last month, gas prices hit a 3-year high. It is obscene…

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to decry last week's Supreme Court decision in the Ohio voting case, Husted v. A. Philip Randolph Institute. Mr. Speaker, the ruling appears to willfully misinterpret the plain statutory language of the National…

Mr. President, I call up amendment No. 2885 to amendment No. 2276. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The bill clerk read as follows: The Senator from Rhode Island [Mr. Reed] proposes an amendment numbered 2885 to amendment No…

I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To improve the amendment) At the end, add the following: SEC…

Mr. President, the Reed amendment would name a fellowship program on behalf of Senator John McCain. I can't think of anything more fitting, in addition to the naming of this bill, than naming this fellowship program on behalf of Senator…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to address the Senate for 1 minute. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered. Amendment No. 2885

Mr. President, I believe Senator Markey of Massachusetts is here to speak. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Does the Senator from Massachusetts withhold her suggestion?

Mr. President, let me first thank Senator Markey and Senator Warren for their comments and just state that this amendment is very straightforward and simple. It ensures that Congress has an oversight role in authorizing the development of…

Mr. President, first, let me thank the Senator from Oklahoma for his graciousness in allowing me to respond. As I read the language of the bill, the language we had in place since 2004 was stricken. That language prohibited, essentially…

Mr. Speaker, America has a long and wonderful tradition of welcoming people from all over the world who are fleeing violence and famine and war and repression. It is, in fact, one of the founding values of our country, and the words on the…

Promoting freedom and democracy and protecting human rights is a very important pillar of our work around the world.

the discrimination and the near genocide of the Rohingya is something which is repulsive and contrary to all of our human rights views and human decency.

I would like to know how you reconcile those.

This seems to be generating a significant humanitarian crisis that could undermine rather than advance the national security interests of our own country and Israel.

I applaud the administration for meeting the agreed number that is stipulated by our latest memorandum of understanding, MOU.

Tunisia's stability and Tunisia's success are of vital importance to the United States and the region--failing to ensure its viability would be a terrible mistake.

We regard Egypt as a vital, critical pillar of security and stability, not just for the region but also for Europe and for the United States.