It's a matter of basic science.

It appears that ICE could and should have taken simple additional steps that might have resulted in Jacques being repatriated and therefore never given the opportunity to murder Casey Chadwick.

Supplying weapons to Iran is particularly dangerous because it's not done in a vacuum.

Blumenthal, he had got things rolling pretty good for Casey's case when I saw him in Hartford last year

How do we prevent other companies from going haywire, from the profit motive, from going out of control, and, frankly, corporate greed from eclipsing social responsibility?

I think that codes of ethics and standards of conduct are a good line of improvement to pursue.

The idea that the pharmaceutical drug industry is a free market clearly is a fiction.

It destroyed shareholder value. It also gravely damaged individual lives, as we have heard today.

we have a great opportunity in the Senate to recognize and reconfirm an extraordinarily distinguished and dedicated public servant who happens to be from West Hartford, CT, Jessica Rosenworcel of the Federal Communications Commission. I…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Nomination of Jessica Rosenworcel

the faces and voices of the opioid and heroin epidemic are all around us. The victims and survivors are everywhere, in Connecticut and across the country. Just this past weekend, one of them perished. A young woman, Erikka Lyn Hughes, was…

What can be done to both reform the finances and address the short-term crisis? And is that a very dire crisis literally weeks away?

I would appreciate that.

I think it is a function of finding a way to help veterans find jobs, fill the need in the commercial side, and get mariners who are needed for our national security sealift purposes.

It's not always been the executed policy.

I will have someone in my office follow up with you. I really appreciate you being here today.

How do you plan to address the remaining shortfalls in the system?

Is that an area where you think more research, as well as clinical treatment, is necessary?

Thanks, Madam Chairman. Thank you for having this hearing.

the Senate has remarkable, even magic moments. Yesterday was one such time for my colleague from Connecticut and me. Senator Murphy and I had the great honor and privilege to again welcome Team 26 from Newtown, CT, at the end of a truly…

I want to express my gratitude to my friend from Delaware, who is truly an expert on this issue, as a member of the Foreign Relations Committee. He has been a leader in this area, and I am delighted and honored to join him on the floor…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Welcoming Team 26 from Newtown, Connecticut

It is critical we remember the importance of our surface transportation system in the context of any discussion on security.

I thank the Committee for having this important hearing.

On March 22 in Brussels, the world was reminded of the essential, non-negotiable need to protect our airports, subways, and other critical infrastructure from cowardly, evil acts of destruction.