As we wrap up our time on the floor, when my great- grandfather came to this country, he knew that without a college education he could get a job pretty easily that would be able to put food on the table, have decent health care for his…

Let's be clear as to what we are talking about here. We believe we are talking about a pretty light hand of accountability in the sense that we are really going after the true outliers. The Senator talked about the work happening at the…

I thank Senator Schatz. Here is another statistic to think about: It was not so long ago that we ranked first in the Nation with respect to 25-year-olds to 35-year- olds with college degrees, and that was not only a source of immense pride…

Madam President, I am on the floor with my colleague Senator Schatz from Hawaii to talk about our recent introduction of a piece of legislation entitled ``The College Affordability and Innovation Act of 2014,'' which we introduced along…

we can still reduce tension without relaxing our guard.

We have to give diplomacy a chance. We have to.

It has been the robust pursuit of sanctions by this administration that has led us to a point today in which we have an opportunity, a chance, to achieve a peaceful resolution to this crisis.

Iran should not have a nuclear weapon, and I will cast a vote to use military force, should that be necessary.

If there is a diplomatic alternative, a diplomatic path to a nonnuclear Iran, that we pursue that path.

Those who support it are not pro-war, those who oppose it are not soft on Iran or anti-Israel.

In a perverse sense, that these trade missions actually incentivize the regime.

There is enormous economic opportunity in that country today, it is because of the crippling nature of the sanctions.