That is my understanding as well. There is no publicly articulated basis--certainly no basis that has anything do with his qualifications, skills, experience or relevance to the job--as is the case with all three of these nominees. There…

Mr. President, I thank my colleague from New Jersey. I wish to emphasize a point he made. We need to remain vigilant. We need to remain ready to impose additional sanctions on those actions by Iran that are outside the JCPOA. We saw two…

That would be fine. I think there is a strong point being made by my colleague from New Hampshire that I will just briefly expound upon and then invite my colleague from New Jersey to join in this conversation. Earlier this month, I…

Mr. President, today I come again to the floor to speak about the ongoing challenges that we face in our relationship with Iran, about some of the benefits that we have seen through the JCPOA-- the joint comprehensive agreement on the…

I wish to thank my colleague from Connecticut for his active leadership role on the Foreign Relations Committee and his deep interest in this topic. By way of transition to my colleague from Pennsylvania, I briefly want to point out this…

I thank the Senator from New Hampshire. I want to emphasize again that these three nominees--Tom Shannon, Laura Holgate, and Adam Szubin--have been waiting for months. In particular, Adam Szubin is a nonpartisan career professional, having…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to engage in a colloquy with a number of Members. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Nuclear Agreement With Iran

Mr. President, in 2014, I began coming to the Senate floor almost every month. I came here to highlight some of the great work done each and every day by the men and women who serve us in the Department of Homeland Security. I continued…

Mr. President, I thank the Senator from Virginia. We had a terrific experience traveling together to Israel, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Vienna. In Vienna, we met with the leadership of the IAEA. We asked tough questions and learned more…

Mr. President, I thank my colleague from Pennsylvania for his clear-eyed assessment of the challenges that lie ahead as we try to move past implementation day and into a positive world where together we might be able to provide the…

Mr. President, the terrorist attacks that we have seen over the last couple of months, including those tragically in Paris and San Bernardino, CA, have made it all too clear that terrorists' threats to Americans and to our allies are very…

Mr. President, 6 months ago, world powers reached an agreement to constrain Iran's nuclear program and to give us a path forward toward constraining Iran's nuclear ambitions. While the international community has taken some positive steps…

I thank my colleagues from Connecticut and from New Hampshire. I invite my colleague from North Dakota, who also serves on the homeland security committee and who was part of our delegation that just had the opportunity to travel to…

Mr. President, I have just returned from a trip to the Middle East--an absolutely important and eye-opening trip at this vital moment when the threat of extremism, the threat of violence, and the risks posed to regional stability by Iran…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to be able to enter into a colloquy with a number of my colleagues, including Senators from Virginia, Florida, and New Jersey. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Delegation To…

Mr. President, I thank my colleague from Florida. I would invite my colleague from New Jersey, who also joined us in the Middle East and is on the homeland security committee, to offer his comments on how the Iran deal actually contributes…

Mr. President, I thank my colleague from Virginia for his service on the Foreign Relations Committee and for his real leadership on the question of our prosecution the war against ISIL and the roll of this Senate in confirming that we are…

Mr. President, I thank my colleagues who have come to the floor to join with one voice in recognizing the very strong progress that is being made so far in implementing the JCPOA, in implementing the nuclear deal with Iran. I wish to…