One thing, too, that doesn't get mentioned in O-FRP, to have another tool to buffer this unpredictability in the world around us is the total number of ships in our fleet.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent for Michael Pascual, a fellow in my office, to be granted floor privileges during today's session. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

Mr. President, I thank my ranking member and friend, the Senator from Maryland, for those kind words. Mr. President, I rise to discuss the Iran deal currently being debated in the Senate. We have not had a national security issue during my…

In 2010, President Obama signed into law the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, which I believe is antithetical to competition.

Rather than promoting free markets, Obamacare put in place a regulatory structure that stifled competition and instituted incentives for increased market consolidation.

Is GSA aware of the urgency of the need to reimburse men and women in uniform for their childcare?

There is nothing more sacred than the care of your child.

And congratulations to the U.S. Army and GSA for bringing Democrats and Republicans together here in the Congress.

How'd that work out for us?

But it's also critical that the families we're trying to serve are served in a timely fashion so that they're not experiencing a cash flow squeeze.

So if I've got a--if I haven't been reimbursed for my $300 monthly childcare, and maybe I have two kids, so my cost is more than $300, from a cash flow point of view for an active duty service member, that's a hardship.

Not so good?

We didn't trust the Soviets. Ronald Reagan said, "doveryai, no proveryai," trust, but verify.

I believe this is a vigorous and enforceable agreement. I believe it is the only path to peace.

I believe it is enforceable. I believe it is verifiable. I believe it is a robust agreement.

Mr. President, I rise today for a sad occasion, and that is to remember the lives of two Virginians, Alison Parker and Adam Ward, the journalists who were gunned down on live TV in Roanoke, VA, just a couple of weeks ago, as they covered a…

I am grateful for pro-life leaders like Chairman Goodlatte, who are spearheading this critical investigation.

Madam Speaker, I would ask that members of the Virginia congregation join me here in the well. Madam Speaker, colleagues, along with my fellow members of the delegation from the Commonwealth of Virginia, I rise today with a heavy heart. On…