The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Kirk). The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 54, nays 45, as follows: [Rollcall…

Yes. I would say when my colleague from Kansas talked about the free care, it reminded me of the old saw: You think insurance is expensive now, just wait until it is free. That is the point. Somebody has to pay for it at the end of the…

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I would say my colleague from Wisconsin is absolutely right. Let me first of all say, millions of citizens around this country have gotten engaged for the same reason as my colleague did; as a normal citizen, running his business, he saw…

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Alexander), the Senator from Utah (Mr. Hatch), and the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Kirk). Further, if present and voting, the Senator from Tennessee (Mr…

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Alexander), the Senator from Utah (Mr. Hatch), and the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Kirk). Further, if present and voting, the Senator from Tennessee (Mr…

let me return to the pending business before the Senate--the JOBS Act. At the same time, when millions of Americans are looking for work, we have an opportunity to do something in a bipartisan way that will actually help job creators and…

This is not a government that can be trusted to uphold its international commitments or give a fair shake to American businesses.

At least you ought to try to understand, when you have the best negotiating position, to demand those things that, after all, are simply matters of rule of law.

Our leverage is, we will withhold action until that plan is forthcoming, and we can negotiate with the Russians.

Human rights cannot be divorced from the discussion of our economic relationship with Russia, particularly since some of the most egregious cases of abuse involve citizens exercising their economic and commercial rights.

It is essential that both parties operate in good faith. There is scant evidence that the Russian state operates in good faith.

When the U.S. Ambassador to Russia, Michael McFaul, suggests that there is no association between a country's respect for individual liberties and its business environment, he is simply denying reality.

Just one second. Since Senator Kerry might have been out of the room when I put the letters in the record, the piece in the Wall Street Journal by Kasparov and Nemtsov specifically referred to the letter that you quoted.

Russia is moving further away from international norms and values.

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Crapo), the Senator from Utah (Mr. Hatch), and the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Kirk). Further, if present and voting, the Senator from Utah (Mr. Hatch) would have…

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Crapo), the Senator from Utah (Mr. Hatch), and the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Kirk). Further, if present and voting, the Senator from Utah (Mr. Hatch) would have…

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Utah (Mr. Hatch), the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Crapo), and the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Kirk). Further, if present and voting, the Senator from Utah (Mr. Hatch) would have…

I think PNTR is definitely a plus, not just for trade relations, but it imposes a degree of discipline in trade relations that is a positive step on the rule of law.

We tried to anticipate all the things that we could hold China to.

It is very difficult, after you have granted the status, to then get them to really fulfill the commitments that they have made.

It is absolutely erroneous to say that there is no leverage for the United States with respect to Jackson-Vanik.

I think that I understand the message this hearing is intended to convey: American businesses want access to Russian markets, so we should repeal Jackson-Vanik and grant Russia permanent normal trade relations without delay and without…

They need Jackson-Vanik repealed. They want it repealed desperately. That is beyond any argument.

I believe that the United States has leverage with Russia.