I had the privilege, along with Senator Kyl, of going to Geneva when the Russian military was there on the agreement that we just approved a short time ago--I just got a block in my mind--with Russia, the last agreement, the New START…

I look at the fact that to do nothing is to take on a horrendous additional cost that is really not necessary to do.

My view has been, and I have been in this business as I indicated earlier, in the military and now here for over 40 years, is that a nuclear war cannot be fought and must never be fought.

The so-called improvements to this weapon seem to be designed to make it more usable to help us fight and win a limited nuclear war.

I have supported the efforts to work with hospitals and medical facilities and industrial users to replace existing devices.

I think to an extent we sacrifice our real security needs for more warheads that we do not need.

We have held up our end of the bargain. Since that time, this subcommittee has appropriated $55 billion for weapons.

And what you have said is you would not assent under the present situation---- Because there is no cause.

As elected officials of a co-equal branch of government, we have constitutional authority to conduct oversight of the executive branch.

I think it is going to be extraordinary.

I heard a Congressman this morning expressing that point of view.

I do believe it would be catastrophic, and I do believe it would destroy any shred of trust in the President's judgment that remains over here.

Hey, look, we need a separate investigation into obstruction of justice.

Feinstein, who's the ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, has asked to launch an investigation in that committee specifically on the issue of obstruction of justice.

So I think those two things are key. And it's why Dianne Feinstein has really taken this a little bit more aggressively.

I am pleased to be an original cosponsor of the Stop the Importation and Trafficking of Synthetic Analogues Act with my colleague Senator Chuck Grassley. This legislation addresses the significant challenges associated with prosecuting…

Well, my key takeaway was the FBI has lost a very good man and a very good leader. I think it's pretty clear he refused to lay off of the Flynn investigation. He refused to raise the cloud or stop the Russia investigation. And he refused…

But I'll say this, if the new nominee wants to pledge loyalty to the president and won't maintain the kind of independence that has been the hallmark of the FBI, I certainly won't vote for him when he comes before us.

Not at all. Not at all. I actually tend to believe Comey. And I think all of this could have been avoided and the tragedy is that the United States government and the people -- the 30,000 employees of the FBI lost a good leader over this…

I am pleased to join Senator Grassley in introducing the Trafficking Victims' Protection Act of 2017. Last week, I met with a remarkable group of anti-trafficking stakeholders in Fresno, California, who reinforced what I have long held to…

I rise today to introduce the Affordable Health Insurance for the Middle Class Act, a common sense fix to improve affordability of health insurance on the individual market. I am pleased that Senators Hassan, Warren, Harris, Baldwin, and…

on rollcall vote No. 140, I voted yea. It was my intention to vote nay. Therefore, I ask unanimous consent that I be permitted to change my vote since it will not affect the outcome of the vote. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it…

It's a program that I support. It's a program that I believe has worked well.

It's my understanding that you furnished an environmental impact statement, finding that long-term radioactive risk to groundwater would not exceed environmental standards over the next million years.

California has the ability to set its own vehicle emissions standards.