They are on the verge of becoming the world's first autonomous terrorist state if they are successful.

The Middle East seems largely immune from U.S. efforts to bend it to our will.

I hope that is not a reality that we are prepared to accept.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on September 16, 2014, at 2:30 p.m., in room SH-216 of the Hart Senate Office…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on September 16, 2014, at 2:30 p.m., in room SR-253 of the Russell Senate Office…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Finance be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on September 16, 2014, at 10 a.m., in room SD-215 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, to conduct a hearing…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on September 16, 2014, at 2:30 p.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Subcommittee on Health Care of the Committee on Finance be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on September 16, 2014, at 2:45 p.m., in room SD-215 of the Dirksen Senate Office…

Madam President, last week the House of Representatives voted for the 53rd time to repeal or undermine all of--or aspects of-- the Affordable Care Act. This is beginning to sound like a broken record. I was in the House of Representatives…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on September 16, 2014, at 9:30 a.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Committee on…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on September 16, 2014, at 10 a.m., to conduct a hearing entitled ``Examining the State…

The world today is more complicated, more dangerous than at any time during our lifetimes.

Mr. President, I thank my colleague and dear friend from Michigan for the great work she has done as chair and vice chair of the DPCC. We have worked very hard on this ``fair shot'' agenda. We believe it is resonating with the American…

It is unconscionable that Turkey has become the principal source of funding for ISIL, and if we can shut that down, we do almost immeasurable damage to their ability to finance this war.

The open and equal nature of the Internet has been incredibly important for economic development in the U.S.

Mr. President, reserving the right to object, I thank the Senator from Texas for his remarks. As I stated previously, there are 58 Senators who have supported moving forward to debate this bill. But it has not passed the Senate because of…

We now have two decades of hard evidence disproving that theory.

This is a topic we need to talk about--we need to do more than talk about; we need to do some things about.