I would take us back to the Obama administration, and at that point the Obama administration put forward the USAID Forward program.

I certainly feel honored to have been able to work with you in the last Congress to achieve the beginning that we have in the State Department and I applaud you for taking us in this direction with USAID.

Building that capacity creates or yields dividends well beyond the initial purpose.

Ambassador Power gave a speech at Georgetown talking about the burden on your contracting officers.

I want to contrast that with how the Chinese Communist Party handles their diplomacy, how the CCP handles their foreign assistance and their infrastructure development overseas, and in that regard, it is predatory.

Mr. President, today we celebrate the 100th birthday of a true hero of the U.S. Senate, former Senator James Buckley. Born in 1923, James L. Buckley was raised in rural Connecticut. He went to college at Yale and graduated from Yale with a…

we think that's important to do.

We had so much bipartisan support around that and finally got the language right and finally got it passed and signed into law.

I've worked on this issue of safety online for our children for quite a while, and for privacy for consumers.

we'll need to revisit and update that as we look at children's online privacy in COPPA 2.0.

I think that's something Congress has to take up.

Mr. President, the Senate will soon take up my resolution to nullify the Revised Criminal Code Act recently passed by the DC Council--a measure that becomes more central every day as the harrowing reports of lawlessness and deadly violence…

Madam President, I would just like to say thank you to all of my colleagues today who have joined me. I thank Senator Lee for his thoughtful remarks. I am looking forward to a very robust showing this evening as we vote on my resolution. I…

Madam President, I just want to convey my thanks and deep respect to our Republican whip for his thoughtful comments and my other colleagues who have been here today to speak on this serious matter. Thank you, all. I yield the floor. The…

Mr. President, I move to proceed to H.J. Res. 26. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing to the motion. The motion was agreed to. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the joint resolution by title. The senior assistant…

Madam President, just to set the stage before a few more of my colleagues come to speak on this resolution, just moments ago, over at Union Station, where there is a protest going on right now protesting our actions here, with people…

Madam President, I understand that this was the first opportunity for my colleague from Nebraska to speak before the Senate. I want to commend him and thank him for being here to support my legislation today. Congratulations. I yield the…

Mr. President, I am looking forward to a robust debate today. I yield the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from West Virginia.