Would you support withdrawal of the United States' participation in the Human Rights Council if they continue this anti-Israel bias?

Thank you to all of the nominees for your willingness to serve our public.

There is no other strategy or device, other than, right now, our application of maximum pressure, both economically and diplomatically, correct?

I just wanted to thank you for your service and, of course, the work we do through international development is incredibly important.

The question is, if you were in a capacity in your previous role to make a recommendation to the Secretary about violence and actions, activities against the Rohingya in Burma, whether that is ethnic cleansing, whether that is genocide…

I hope that upon your confirmation you will both make it a high priority to emphasize how important Taiwan is to the world, its responsibility, its voice, its leadership, and their relationship with Taiwan matters very much to the…

The goal of complete verifiable, irreversible denuclearization remains the absolute commitment of this administration.

It is important that we have a long-term strategy in the United States that gives us a generational view in Asia.

this is not the topic that I came to the floor to talk about; I will talk about it in a minute. But while the Senator from Oklahoma is here, I thought I would just respond to what he was saying--not on the merits of his particular…

I wish to recognize the 90th birthday of Albert Ratner on December 26, 2017. Albert has lived a life of faith and service. Whether as a loving father, life-long philanthropist, or a successful businessman at Forest City Realty Trust…

I wish to talk about the Dreamers. As I have from the time I was a school superintendent in Denver until now, I had the opportunity to spend time last weekend or the week before with a group of Dreamers in Alamosa, a small town in Southern…

in 2008, the Senate took up the question of whether to drill in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. I wasn't here at the time, but I remember the issue prompted a rigorous debate. The Senate spent months on the topic. Experts weighed in…

I thank my friend and colleague, Representative Jody Hice, for the opportunity to speak this evening on such an important issue. We are here today to discuss the recent revelations that the Obama administration, in their pursuit of the…

I rise today to note this Congress's historic achievement in reforming the Nation's tax system for the first time in 30 years. I congratulate the hard-working teams, the staffers, and others from the Budget, Finance, and Energy Committees…

I have a request for one committee to meet during today's session of the Senate. It has the approval of the Majority and Minority leaders. Pursuant to rule XXVI, paragraph 5(a), of the Standing Rules of the Senate, the following committee…

Recently there has been a real flurry by the Republicans here in Congress to disparage and call names to the FBI and to the Justice Department, but it is right after Michael Flynn pled guilty, right after George Papadopoulos pled guilty in…

I thank my friend, Mr. Garamendi, for allowing me the opportunity to speak about this. You have FDR on the poster. He also said December 7 was a day that would live in infamy. This is a day that will live in infamy because of the tax bill…

I come to the floor tonight, once again, to talk about this tax bill being rushed through the House and the Senate. This is the first time in 31 years that a tax bill of this magnitude has been considered. I don't refer to this as tax…