I have joined Ranking Member Leahy in reintroducing the Runaway and Homeless Youth and Trafficking Prevention Act.

I think we all agree that we should absolutely fund the authorized, the legal, the essential elements of the Department of Homeland Security.

No State is immune from the evils of sex trafficking and the stories of victims are simply shocking.

This could be solved tomorrow if President Obama and Secretary Jeh Johnson said, OK, let us let the courts decide this.

All of the women in the Senate share a common concern about the horrific problem of human trafficking right here in our country.

I respect President Obama for wanting to avoid repeating those mistakes, and I am interested in hearing your ideas for how to do that.

Do you agree with me that what you see with ISIL, its presence in Iraq and Syria and now Libya and throughout the entire region, is a predictable result or outcome of our decision not to leave troops behind in Iraq.

I appreciate the honor of chairing the subcommittee, but my partner, Senator Leahy, we will continue to do what we have been doing since I have been here, and that is work together for the common good.

This account represents ways to engage the world without the use of military force.

I think Hezbollah has been a destructive element in Lebanon and a constant thorn in the side of Israel.

Do you agree with me that no Arab army is going in on the ground in Syria just to fight ISIL. They want Assad replaced.

The developing world needs America now more than ever.

Do you agree with me that Iran is trying to destabilize Bahrain?

Do you agree with me that the Houthis couldn't last 15 minutes without Iranian support?

The Arabs in the region will not tolerate a nuclear deal with Iran that in their minds would give the Iranians a nuclear advantage over the Sunni Arab countries.

Have you ever thought of the following, going to the Iranians and say we will cease negotiations about your nuclear ambitions until you stop wreaking havoc on the region.

Do you agree with me that the Russian dismemberment of Ukraine has trampled the Budapest Memorandum?

What we are seeing in Ukraine is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to Russia's influence in the region.