I would say to the Senator from South Carolina, South Carolina has gotten better results for Frank Martin than it did for me. But we are very proud of Coach Martin. I would just add that, given the litany of athletic success this year by…

I have. Coach Martin is a good friend, and I think a testament to how much Florida has to contribute to South Carolina.

I think it is a good opportunity to say nothing--but congratulations, and we will be back.

tomorrow morning or tomorrow afternoon at some point, we will, I believe, vote to confirm Judge Gorsuch to be a Justice to the U.S. Supreme Court. There is so much that has been said about him and his qualifications. I have been listening…

This is not just about one election or one candidate or one person.

it is hard to imagine the international community getting together and helping rebuild a Syria in which a war criminal, a monster like Bashar al-Assad would somehow be running that country.

It would have been impossible had it not been for Russia's cooperation and support of Assad.

It is truly unbelievable. We have reached a point in this world and in our political discourse in this country where people are being gassed with nerve agents from airstrikes, and it is just like another day.

I do not want to be unfair. As far as I know, as of 11:40 a.m. Eastern time on Tuesday, I am not aware of either a State Department or a White House statement condemning what has occurred in Syria, and I hope that changes.

The message seems to be I am going--'I' meaning Assad, is going to keep gassing and killing people and doing whatever he wants with the help of the Russians, the Iranians, Hezbollah, and others, and then you, the world, including the…

I ask for the yeas and nays. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll. The legislative clerk called the roll.

We've focused on the trees and have lost sight of the forest.