We need all the tools we can possibly get to stop them and to prosecute them to the highest extent possible.

I have been passionate about the issue involved in human trafficking.

It breaks my heart, and I think we need to do all that we can to do, to stop this deplorable industry.

While I am not a member of this committee I am certainly passionate about the issue.

I never would have dreamed that when I sent them out the door to go to school, or to the mall, or to a store that they were in jeopardy of being trafficked.

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Blunt), the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cornyn), the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Graham), the Senator from Alaska (Ms. Murkowski), the Senator from Idaho (Mr…

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Blunt), the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cornyn), the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Graham), the Senator from Alaska (Mrs. Murkowski), the Senator from Idaho (Mr…

Madam President, I come to the floor today to discuss the stagnant Obama economy and how ObamaCare is making it worse. This Monday marks the fifth anniversary of the day the President signed his trillion-dollar stimulus bill into law. In…

Mr. President, I come to the floor today to discuss the many ways ObamaCare continues to negatively affect Americans. Yesterday, the Washington Post published an article exposing yet another problem with healthcare.gov. I would like to…

Mr. President, I rise today to urge my colleagues to support the farm bill conference report. It has taken a long time to get to this point, with several unnecessary roadblocks along the way, but we are finally near the finish line, and it…

Mr. President, I appreciate the comments of my colleague from Arkansas and prior to him those of my colleagues from Missouri and Wyoming--we will be hearing in a minute from my colleague from Nebraska--all of whom are expressing sentiments…

Mr. Speaker, I thank the chairman for yielding, and for his leadership on the farm bill, and also Ranking Member Peterson for all of his hard work and diligence in finding some common ground on a bill that has been under negotiation for…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent to speak for no longer than 15 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. State of the Union Address

Madam President, tonight the President of the United States will come before the Congress and make his State of the Union Address. That is an annual ritual we go through around here every year, and I have been through State of the Union…

Madam President, the omnibus funding bill before the Senate today is a remarkable accomplishment and a welcome reminder that Congress can function effectively when Members are willing to sit down and work through their differences. The…

Every President literally since Franklin Roosevelt has had this authority, and I am glad that President Obama has chosen to request it.

I strongly support the push to get Trade Promotion Authority enacted as soon as possible.

What type of data do you expect the FAA is going to need from those six test sites to safely advance the integration process?