I think you need to fully understand what went wrong in the State Department.

we are a phenomenal force for good.

I am, as a United States Senator, incredibly frustrated that we have been denied access to the survivors.

I think the top priority that I certainly expect out of anybody representing this Nation is to represent us well, recognizing really what an exceptional nation this is, how although not perfect, America has just been a phenomenal force for…

I am committed, if confirmed, to work in support of the efforts of the Albanian Government and people to fix that...

So the day of reckoning will come.

Going forward, we hope the President and the ruling party will expand the space for political opposition and undertake the reforms necessary to ensure the long-term stability of Burkina Faso.

the majority is contemplating taking action, breaking precedent, basically breaking the rules to change the Senate rules in a way that I believe would be incredibly damaging, if not very destructive, to the United States Senate

Mr. President, this is a day that has been 20 years in the making. You have heard argument after argument here about how this bill has been rushed, how it is not ready, how we have not yet had enough debate or deliberation. I tell you on…

There are many who believe cuts to foreign aid should be the path to a balanced budget.

I'm very concerned, however, that the President's fiscal year 2014 budget request for hazardous fuels reduction for the Office of Wildland Fire is reduced by $88.9 million.

These State royalties are part of the bargain between Western States and the Federal Government, which owns so much land within our States.

Two years on, the euphoria that accompanied the uprising of the Libyan people and the fall of Colonel Qadafi and his brutal dictatorship has been replaced by a sober recognition of the enormity and the depth of the challenges facing…

Political progress is organic, not linear.

These are three very well-qualified nominees, and these are three countries that are very important to the United States of America.

The Libyan people are still struggling to remake their country after years of despotic leadership.

These groups have attempted to use coercion and intimidation to exact legislative changes, such as the recently passed political isolation law.

I'm working with Senators from other mineral revenue-generating States to formulate legislation that would address this issue.