this is an exceptional thing we are debating right now. We are talking about limiting our own constitutional power. We are talking about a trade promotion authority act that would restrict our ability to offer and debate amendments on…

I think it would be a great thing for employers if you stopped filing systemic lawsuits, because you win them.

So the consequence of a paradigm shift in which the only cases that you're allowed to review are cases that are brought to you effectively renders individuals like this absolutely helpless.

on May 4, 2015, Officer Brian Moore was killed in the line of duty. This was an exceptional young police officer in New York City. He was young enough that he still lived in his father's home, but he was experienced enough, old enough that…

One lesson that has to be crystal clear to China is that the Russians and the Russian economy have paid a devastatingly high price for an ill-considered tactical move.

I do not see any price being paid at all.

I do not think that it is any sign of weakness in an alliance or weakness within the scope of a treaty to admit that there are countries that are playing with security guarantees.

A lack of a robust response from the United States and Europe in Ukraine kind of sets this new set of rules.

The relationship between the United States and China is one of our most difficult foreign policy challenges.

China is the world's largest carbon emitter, and its carbon emissions will continue to grow for at least the next decade.

I am supportive of the development of nuclear power. It remains a smart and effective way for the United States to achieving independence and to reduce our carbon emissions.

These agreements are critical for maintaining a robust nuclear industry.

I understand the realities of this place that we are not likely to get a bill expanding background checks, though 90 percent of Americans support the notion that everyone should have to prove they are not a criminal before they buy a gun.

What is the data that you use in order to compare one college against another in order to judge whether or not that person is going to be able to get the job they want

This is not something we tend to talk about in global terms. We tend to talk about communicable diseases primarily.

The colleges lobbied hard for this prohibition on student records that track students after colleges.

We need to think about this globally as well, and hopefully it becomes part of the conversation.

I assume that the reason that you were so committed to your journey to get your degree was because you wanted a higher quality of life

Sometimes this concern for privacy is really a smoke screen to protect schools from the truth actually.

Are you sort of saying that there is no one place where you can go and get that information for students today?

My only point is that, of the five things that you mentioned, Mr. Schneider, No. 5 to me, is the one that we have the hardest time translating to students.

There will be a strong motivation for many people to include children.

We want to be sure this covers diversity of our population as well.

I come to the floor to speak for a few minutes on the bill we are debating to provide some congressional oversight over a potential--though not yet signed--deal with Iran. I wish to start simply with what we all agree on. We all agree we…

I will continue to make this a priority as we look for ways to advance medical innovation.