Thank you, and I know Senator Menendez is going to speak on this topic as well. We intended to come to the Senate floor and offer a unanimous consent agreement to pass sanctions in Venezuela. First of all, let me thank the White House for…

Thank you, Madam President. I ask unanimous consent that I be recognized to speak for up to 10 minutes in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

ICANN must prevent governments from exercising undue influence over Internet governance.

Mr. President, due to family commitments in Florida, I was unable to vote on the confirmation of Pamela Harris to the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals. Had I been present, I would have voted against Ms. Harris's confirmation. The Senate has…

A deal of this sort would have potentially negative implications for U.S. interests in the Middle East and beyond.

There is only one reason why you develop a rocket like that and that is to put a nuclear warhead on it.

So when can we expect that?

The alternative--permitting Iran a large nuclear infrastructure--strikes me as imprudent and unlikely to succeed in the face of Iranian determination to advance its nuclear weapons capability.

We wanted to prevent a nuclear-armed Iran. That was our hope.

They wanted to achieve the maximum amount of sanctions relief that they could get without having to agree to any irreversible concessions on their nuclear program.

Will Secretary Pritzker or you on her behalf--will you make clear here today that you commit to implementing the oil spill impact formula as is written in the law?