I would ask you to address my concern and how the Department settled on 285 ships when virtually every study calls for 300 to 313.

The importance of our Navy and to our ability to project power, particularly with the pivot to the Asia Pacific region, cannot be overstated.

this bill, Senate Bill 1852, the Spouses of Heroes Education Act, represents a small step to help Gold Star spouses reclaim some of that potential.

I think that many analysts would reach the conclusion that if you would apply that Old Testament justice in 2008 and 2009, JPMorgan would have been gone down and you would have been out of a job.

I applaud their efforts, Bill Nelson's effort to create a veterans conservative corps.

Let us provide the same opportunity to our Gold Star spouses as we provide to the children to help the spouses restore a financial foundation for their families and take control of their futures.

Tremendously important that there be the opportunity for employment and a structured life when folks return.

This episode demonstrates an extraordinary failure of risk management.

Risk is an everyday feature of our financial system.

We must have a regulatory regime that determines what risks can be undertaken by which financial institutions.

the peaceful resolution of disputes in the South China Sea is in the 'national interest of the United States,' and that multilateral solutions should be pursued.

Mr. Chairman, thank you very much.

I hope that that--I have the sense, and I hope that it is the case, that that is a responsibility that you understand.

Mr. President, this morning during a hearing in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee, the Attorney General appeared, and in an exchange I had with him, it culminated with my call upon him to resign his position as Attorney General. That…

I remain very, very troubled with the high level of suicide that we are seeing with our military, also with our veteran population.

Inaction, causing policies to be formed because of inaction, is not, I think, the best interest of our country.

So are you saying that from a long-term perspective the dry cask storage, is it an acceptable option, or do we need to move forward on regional or national depositories?

Which is worth the risk of transportation and a centralized site, I take it?