Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 204, S. 145; that the bill be read a third time and passed; and that the motion to reconsider be made and laid upon the table…

I have no objection to the modification. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Texas.

Yes, I so modify. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection was heard to the modification. Is there objection to the original request?

Madam President, I want to first pay tribute to Senator Leahy for the long path to getting here with Cuba, for all of the work that he has done, and to his capable staff, including Tim Rieser and people on my staff, including Chandler…

I, like Senator McCain, believe we need to get to a point where the Choice card is used universally.

We take issue with whistleblower retaliation at the VA very, very seriously.

The Central Office needs to come through. It needs to declare that it stops today, and then give teeth to it.

It is time to live up to the VA's mission today, 'To care for him who shall have borne the battle and for his widow and his orphan.'

No peace will be possible as long as Nkurunziza remains in power.

I would assume it is a little difficult for somebody like Museveni, who has been there since 1986 and is planning to run again, to speak with much credibility about leaving after the two terms that that Arusha Accords spells out.

Mr. President in the opening scene of ``Star Wars: Return of the Jedi,'' Darth Vader pays an unexpected visit to the construction site of the new Death Star. Of course it was behind schedule and probably overbudget. The commander in charge…