General Neller, you have an exemplary record of service, and you're highly qualified for the position which you've been nominated.

the United States has not faced a more diverse and complex array of crises since the end of the second world war.

ISIL's depraved and violent campaign in Iraq and Syria to establish an extremist caliphate threatens to erase borders, destabilize the region, and create a breeding ground for foreign fighters willing to return to the West to carry out…

the consequences could alter the face of the region for generations and generations.

We are now in a position of trying to essentially contain the regional ambitions of the Iranians and kinetically defeat the Sunni radical Islamists.

Would you acknowledge that part of our strategy has to be constituting an Iraqi Government that is perceived by its own people as being a bit fairer and inclusive?

You have also led efforts in the Senate to combat waste, fraud, and abuse in the Pentagon acquisition.

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Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Ms. Ayotte). Without objection, it is so ordered.

Madam President, I rise today to discuss a matter of utmost importance: the Department of Homeland Security funding bill, H.R. 240. We live in a world of extraordinary threats. Around the world, terrorists continue to devise ways to harm…

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The Honorable Orrin G. Hatch, Ranking Member

Separatists that are backed by the Russian hierarchy.

Under article 4 of NATO, in my view it would be absolutely unacceptable.

Would you also agree that it is unacceptable that this month's transfer of 100 armored Humvees to Ukraine took over a year to process due to bureaucratic delays at DOD and State?

I think your testimony earlier today is that that is a reasonable request on the part of the president of Ukraine, and it will be necessary for him to get those in order for him to defend his country.

What is your assessment of the impact sequestration would have on our amphibious forces and our Navy and Marine Corps' ability to execute DOD's pivot to Asia-Pacific?

I believe that the deferred action programs that we are discussing today constitute an important step in trying to address our broken immigration system.