Thank you, Madam President. Health Care There was a new announcement today from the Secretary of Health and Human Services that 7.5 million people have signed up for private health care through the exchanges by virtue of the Affordable…

We need every child in this country to be able to fulfill their potential if our military is saying they do not have enough qualified people.

I am going to stay outside Ukraine and maybe use a quick second round to talk about Ukraine.

This hearing of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on European Affairs will now come to order.

I think we are beyond the point of treading lightly. I think we are beyond the point of worrying about provoking Russia.

I think the noisier we are about that longer term commitment, the better.

it is difficult to understand how the French could continue to sell ships to Russia that are identical to the ones that were used in the illegal invasion and occupation of Crimea.

Madam President, I applaud my colleague Senator Mikulski for her great work, in spite of the result today. Congratulating the UConn Huskies I am here on the floor, however, to congratulate my UConn Huskies for a double national…

Our response should be to do everything that Russia does not want us to do.

There is a battle for the hearts and minds of the people there as to whether they are going to orient toward Europe or back toward Russia.

the door remains open. It is something we strongly support.

the more successful we are making sure that that election is free and fair, the more worried we have to be about Russia's intentions once they see the writing on the wall.