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Jeff Flake is a former U.S. Senator from Arizona, serving from 2013 to 2019 as a member of the Republican Party. He is known for his advocacy of free trade, fiscal conservatism, and a more restrained foreign policy. Flake has been a vocal critic of partisan politics and has often emphasized the importance of civility in political discourse. During his tenure, he focused on issues such as immigration reform and government accountability.
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…
The steps that we take now to encourage peaceful transitions of power may encourage other leaders in the region.
I am happy to be part of the legislation giving the authority, and I hope we can get it through.
Thank you, and thank you for the testimony, and thank you for what you are doing at MCC.
Mr. President, I wish to end by saying this is not an attack on the highway bill. It has its own issues, but this provision simply attacks the subsidy--the $3 billion subsidy--that was added back in after we had agreed in a bipartisan way…
I thank the Senator. Mr. President, what we are doing is targeting a specific provision that was air dropped into the highway bill. This isn't an attack on the highway bill. It is an attack on a provision that increases crop subsidies $3…
Mr. President, I raise a point of order under rule XXVIII that section 32205 exceeds the scope of conference for the conference report to accompany H.R. 22. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Oklahoma.
Mr. President, over the weekend France suffered the worst attack that it has seen since World War II. The day before that, Beirut was rocked by two suicide bombs perpetrated by ISIL that killed more than 40 civilians. We just had…
Mr. President, I thank my colleague from Virginia. Let me say that we both mentioned the importance of the message that needs to be sent from the U.S. Congress, the article I branch, the message to our troops who are fighting on our behalf…
The conventional wisdom has been that Tunisia, at least, has some of the democratic institutions that will help it as it moves forward.
Mr. President, I come before the Senate to talk about the waters of the United States rule and the legislation pending before us, S. 1140. I hope we can proceed to the bill. This is an important issue. Obviously, the definition of the…
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