A bipartisan majority of U.S. Senators actually did not approve of the JCPOA.

It is pretty frightening when you see some seven islands that were illegally created and have nothing except really military equipment, cannons, and all of that.

the number one thing we can do--to help push back against Putin is produce more American energy.

I think it is important to caveat the idea of America's credibility when this body--our credibility is not on the line.

as many of my colleagues know, I have been coming to the floor every week to do what I consider the favorite part of my duties serving here in the Senate, and that is to talk about someone special in my great State. We call that person our…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Tribute to Kirk Alkire

I rise with my colleagues Senator Wicker from Mississippi and Senator Casey from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to talk about legislation that I believe is of vital importance to every State in the country--certainly to mine, the great…

I ask unanimous consent to engage in a colloquy with my colleagues Senator Casey and Senator Wicker. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Coast Guard Authorization Act

I thank my colleague from Mississippi for his strong leadership on this issue as well. I think we are seeing here that Democrats and Republicans are pretty much all united on this issue. We are hopeful to move not only the VIDA Act but…

Absolutely. I want to thank Senator Wicker for his leadership on this issue, and I think what we are seeing here in this colloquy is the strength of the bipartisan support for this bill, not only in the Senate but throughout the country. I…

I join my colleague from Alaska today in honoring Bill Van Ness. Chairman Murkowski has identified some of the significant contributions that Bill made to Alaska and Alaskans. I would like to focus specifically on one of those…

The unprecedented slowness with which we are seating people in the executive branch, it is unbelievable; it is remarkable.

the counter-WMD mission is kind of the evergreen mission.

It is outrageous. We have had railroad accidents recently.

the crown jewel given its size and the joint training and the combined arms training

In my State we are going to have over 100 fifth generation fighters when the F-35's get there

I just hope that this isn't part of the continuing effort of my good friends and colleagues on the other side to obstruct, block every single Trump administration nominee.

having much larger air spaces is so important given the standoff ranges on fifth generation fighters

Why has it not been----

Are the things that we can do to help with regard to addressing that because it certainly seems to me, you know, in the category in importance of any other type of deployment?

The last Administrator, Gina McCarthy, she ignored the rule of law every chance she could.

It is time we start getting people in the executive branch.

I think that's just incorrect, and I just wanted to get that out there.

But, in particular, one of the areas of focus in the document is the emphasis on our allies with regard to our National Security Strategy.

no American citizen should live in a community where it is essentially like a third world country.