Jeff Flake

Ofttimes, when these soldiers return home from conflicts abroad, the transition back to civilian life proves to be its own battle.

Not having a current AUMF allows Congress--lets us off the hook.

The Constitution gives the Congress the authority to declare war.

Obviously we want to take advantage of the intermittent generation, particularly renewables, but without grid scale storage at this point, we want carbon-free base load and a lot of that comes with nuclear.

I appreciate you allowing me to speak in support of the Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2017 which I am pleased to join the Chairwoman in co-sponsoring.

However, we all ought to be concerned about regulation that creates burdensome red tape for little or no appreciable benefit.

We have to have time to be able to comply.

I am pleased that Congress is focusing on legislative remedies.

I believe it is time for Congress to step in.

In my opinion, the rule demonstrates complete tone deafness.

I am pleased to see the Administration's support of the policy of settling tribal water rights claims, but am somewhat disappointed with their continued resistance to support this particular settlement.

This is an important piece of legislation for the tribe and for Arizona.

Senegal remains stable in a region often plagued with instability around, but it is one of the few countries in Africa to have never experienced a coup d'etat.

The Republic of the Congo continues to present challenges for the United States with trade and investment ties.

Our relationship with Guinea-Bissau has been strained on account of a near-constant stream of political crises.

Dodd-Frank Section 1502 launders, legalizes and certifies the looting of Congolese resources--a net loss for DRC. This law should be folded and discontinued.

I can tell you I was very excited when I knew that you were joining the committee and, in particular, the Subcommittee on Africa.

The thought behind Section 1502 is that the public disclosure of the source of minerals used in products would create an awareness of how these minerals can be exploited and facilitate human rights abuses in the DRC.

This provision required firms that file with the Securities and Exchange Commission to perform due diligence on their mineral supply chain.

For too long, armed militias in Eastern DRC have perpetrated unspeakable crimes against civilians in the absence of the rule of law.

The SCAAP program is the foundation of the immigration partnership between local law enforcement and the Federal Government for keeping our communities safe. I urge all of my colleagues to support this legislation to reauthorize and reform…

I am concerned about that.

Trade with Mexico supports tens of thousands of jobs in Arizona.

As the Senator from Arizona, I obviously see firsthand the benefits of our relationship with Mexico.

We cannot allow prep to be the new NEPA.