Madam President, today I recognize Stephanie Rivera, a 2013 intern in my Washington, DC, office for all of the hard work she has done for me, my staff, and the people of the State of Florida. Stephanie is a rising junior at American…

Mr. President, I come to the floor this afternoon to talk about an emerging issue of the highest order for our country's national security. I say that because I believe the coverage in the news over the last few days about Iraq has missed…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to speak as in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Iraq

Madam President, in a few moments I will yield the floor to my colleagues who will have an announcement about the progress which has been made on the veterans bill, an important issue. I wish to take this moment to talk about a tale of two…

The word that is always used is all options are on the table. But what that really means is a military option.

I now believe--and I wanted to get your opinion--that more than ever before in recent memory there is a solid opinion now on behalf of the leadership of Iran, especially the Supreme Leader, that the United States is not willing to use…

I think that has had repercussions since.

Today is the fifth anniversary of the fraudulent election that brought Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to power and the protests that followed it.

As it's currently proposed, the public benefits of that project would largely be concentrated in the areas like West Palm Beach, Fort Lauderdale, Miami, and Orlando, where the stops are, but it would impose some costs and impacts to all…

Madam President, how much time remains? The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous order, the time until 1:40 is reserved for the Senator from Kentucky.

Not seeing the Senator from Kentucky, I ask for 1 minute of that time to make the following point----