Do you think it is more humanitarian to preserve these munitions in our arsenal and, hopefully, deter them or any other munitions from ever having to be used, or to remove them from the arsenal and perhaps increase the likelihood of a…

In the end, I think some kind of genuine action on our part is going to be necessary; otherwise, they will present us with a fait accompli in the South China Sea.

Statements by American leaders, that essentially create a full employment opportunity for human traffickers are very damaging.

I don't think it's an especially moral policy what Chancellor Merkel has proposed in Europe.

Are we putting the kind of resources we need to into this immediate problem of the maintenance and flight readiness of these aircraft?

I think deterrence works best when deterrence is clear, as with relationships that we have with NATO, Taiwan, and so forth.

My response would be, first, we don't spend that much money on them, in the context of the defense budget.

there was uncommon consensus in the subcommittee hearing about the need for this next generation bomber.

What kind of message did that send to families in Central America and South America about the risk they're willing to undertake to send their children to the United States through human traffickers and through coyotes?

I rise today in support not only of the nomination of Scot Marciel to be our Ambassador to Burma but to celebrate the remarkable change Burma is undergoing. I recently traveled to Burma, leading a congressional delegation hosted by our…

today I wish to discuss the Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act that has been voted out of the Judiciary Committee. There is much debate about the wisdom of this bill. That is, like most bills we discuss in this Chamber, a judgment call…

I ask unanimous consent to speak for up to 2 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? The Senator from Maryland