turning to the budget, I rise in strong support of this resolution that delivers on the promise to balance our budget without increasing taxes. West Virginia families and families across our country understand they cannot continually spend…

What happens at the end of 8 and a half to 10 years? What happens at 15?

Senators Mark Kirk (R-IL) and Joe Manchin (D-WV) introduced the Senate companion (S. 2765) to the bill.

Have we been able to assist more of the leaders, more of the well-educated, more of the peace-loving?

You do agree that Russia's primary is to protect Assad.

That's the caution that we have with Assad right now.

I believe that the agency is guilty of malpractice.

I always said, if I couldn't go home and explain it, I couldn't vote for it.

the Iran nuclear decision was probably the most difficult for all of us, not just in this committee, but, I think, in the whole Senate membership.

Is it obvious that--basically, that Russia and Iran will have more influence on who the next leader or the leadership of Syria's going to be than we will?

Congress must direct and mandate results and outcomes.

If I can just ask: Is the rebels or the coalition forces, which we are supporting in Syria--are they more intent on fighting Assad or fighting ISIL?

The United States and Russia has two complete different objectives.

What is our end game? The end game would be--we've been there, bogged down for quite some time.

How damaging to our allies would we have been--would the U.S. have been if it had been defeated?

It's so hard to go home and explain our involvement unless we're going to have a no-fly and protect those who want to be there to rebuild their country.

You can only look back at our past performance and find out, you know, and learn from that.

But, we don't see that.