The support that the Taliban have from the average Afghan is not favorable.

I think it's important that the Presidents come to us and ask for an authorization.

In my view, this document is trying to strike a balance between presidential authority and congressional authority in the area of, particularly, warmaking.

I think that's just part of the reality that we face there. Plus, we have--for the first time in, I don't know, living memory, have a real partner that we can work with who has a chance to make Afghanistan work.

Mr. President, I rise to speak about a little-discussed aspect of the Affordable Care Act. Before touching on the main subject, I should point out that I think as of tonight there will be more than 11 million Americans who will have…

Mr. President, funding for the Department of Homeland Security runs out in 17 days. Rather than working with Democrats to pass a clean Department of Homeland Security appropriations bill, many Republicans are prioritizing politics over our…

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are they only ahead in terms of having developed a plan on paper, or are they actually ahead of us in terms of developing and taking advantage of the Internet of Things?

if we are going to develop a national Internet of Things plan that is in the context of a free market and the context of a democracy, how do we strike the right balance in terms of it being private sector-driven, which I think we all agree…

In order to develop a plan in an American-style democracy, it may be a couple of years before we are able to render one. And I feel like we do not have enough time for that.

climate change is an immediate risk to U.S. national security.

I think we all can agree that trying to eliminate fraud, waste, and abuse, mismanagement, those are things we should all be able to agree on, focus on, and work to achieve.

I would caution that this should only be done after full interference testing has been completed and it is ensured that intelligent transportation technologies operating on this band, which have the potential to save lives, are fully…

I think it is also important that the benefits made possible by advanced technologies are delivered to consumers in a transparent way that respects consumer privacy.

I would think we should at least have one government agency that regulates catfish.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimates that V2V technology has the potential to mitigate or eliminate 80 percent of the accidents that are involved in non-impaired drivers.

a report released this weekend by Senator Markey raises serious questions about whether connected cars are being designed to ensure that their systems are protected from malicious hackers seeking to take physical control over the vehicles.

We fundamentally need to reform our government access and intelligence laws to make sure that consumers trust the Internet of Things.